“…To similar effect was the decision of the CJEU in Réunion Européenne SA v Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV (Case C-51/97) [2000] QB 690 (Réunion). At [16], the Court noted that it was settled case law that the general principle was that a defendant’s state of domicile determines the court with …”
“… the Kalfelis case, para 8. That requirement, subsequently confirmed by the judgment in Réunion Européenne SA v Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV (CaseC51/97)[2000] QB 690, para 48, was expressly enshrined in the drafting of article 6(1) of Regulation No 44/2001, the successor to the Brussels Convention : Roche Nederland BV v Pri…”