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Document 62017CN0491

    Case C-491/17: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (United Kingdom) made on 14 August 2017 — Hoteles Piñero Canarias, S.L. v Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton)

    OJ C 347, 16.10.2017, p. 18–19 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    16.10.2017   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 347/18


    Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (United Kingdom) made on 14 August 2017 — Hoteles Piñero Canarias, S.L. v Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton)

    (Case C-491/17)

    (2017/C 347/24)

    Language of the case: English

    Referring court

    Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

    Parties to the main proceedings

    Appellant: Hoteles Piñero Canarias, S.L.

    Respondent: Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton)

    Questions referred

    1)

    Is it a requirement of Article 11.3 (1) that the injured person's claim against the policy holder/insured involves a matter relating to insurance in the sense that it raises a question about the validity or effect of the policy?

    2)

    Is it a requirement of Article 11.3 that there is a risk of inconsistent judgments unless joinder is permitted?

    3)

    Does the court have a discretion whether or not to permit joinder of a claim which falls within Article 11.3?


    (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1)


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