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Case C-619/10, Court of Justice of the European Union (First Chamber), 6 September 2012

Jurisdiction - Enforcement - Document instituting proceedings not served on the defendant - Review by the court in which enforcement is sought - Scope - Value of the information in the certificate - Infringement of public policy - Judgment lacking reasoning - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001

This was a reference for a preliminary ruling under article 267 TFEU from the Augstākās tiesas Senāts (Latvia) in proceedings between the parties concerning the recognition and enforcement in Latvia, under Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, of a judgment in default delivered by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division. The following questions were referred to the court.