ALLIANZ SPA AND ANOTHER v WEST TANKERS INC (THE “FRONT COMOR”) Case C-185/07

[2009] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 413

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE

Before V Skouris, President, P Jann, C W A Timmermans, A Rosas, K Lenaerts, A Ó Caoimh, P Kuris, E Juhász, G Arestis, A Borg Barthet, J Klucka (Rapporteur), E Levits and L Bay Larsen, Judges

Arbitration — Anti-suit injunction — Judicial proceedings commenced in Italy — Alleged breach of arbitration clause for arbitration in London — Whether English court empowered to grant anti-suit injunction to restrain continuation of Italian proceedings — European Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, articles 1 and 27.