The “Tatry” - European Court of Justice (G C Rodriguez Iglesias, President, R Joliet, F A Schockweiler and P J G Kapteyn (Presidents of Chambers), G F Mancini, C N Kakouris (Rapporteur) and J L Murray (Advocate General: G Tesauro) - 6 December 1994

Civil Jurisdiction Convention - Declaratory proceedings brought by shipowners in Rotterdam - Whether English Court should decline or stay proceedings commenced by cargo interests in England - Important questions of construction of Articles 21 and 22 of Convention

This judgment of the European Court of Justice related to certain preliminary rulings concerning the construction of provisions of the Civil Jurisdiction Convention 1968 (“the Civil Jurisdiction Convention”).