1. Private International Law
Academic Year 2018/2019
Pietro Franzina –

2. Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction over matters relating to a tort: Article 7(2)
“tort” defined: a residual notion
the doctrine of “ubiquity”: clarifications and applications
place of the “event” means both the place where the damage occurred and the place of the event giving rise to it: Mines de Potasse d’Alsace
the place where the consequences of the event have been suffered has no role to play: Marinari
defamation, and the “mosaic theory”: Fiona Shevill
on-line defamation: e-Date
the infringement of personal data rights: Article 79 of the GDPR
Jurisdiction over disputes arising from the operation of a branch: Article 7(5)
a “quasi general” ground of jurisdiction
“branch” defined
the disputes covered