Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 12/07/2010

Subject: The Court explains the rules of jurisdiction in European Union law that are applicable to consumer contracts, in relation to services offered on the internet. Mere use of a website by the trader does not in itself trigger application of the rules of jurisdiction for the protection of consumers in other Member States.

Parties: Pammer e Hotel Alpenhof GesmbH

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 38 Consumer protection

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