Judgment C-88/17 of 11 July 2018 of the CJEU

Judgment C-88/17 of 11 July 2018 of the CJEU has confirmed that in a transport contract that has several stages and that is carried out by a number of means of transport, both the place of origin and the place of delivery of the goods constitute places where the transport services are provided ensuring a close link between the contract of carriage and the court having jurisdiction. Consequently, and pursuant to Article 5.1.b) of Regulation No. 44/2001, in force at the time of the facts, the plaintiff may choose to place the claim by reason of said contract in one or another jurisdiction.

 

This decision follows the same line of interpretation as judgment C-204/08 of 9 July 2009 (Rehder) issued in the framework of an air transport contract.