JUDGMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE CASE “AAS BALTA” v. “UAB GRIFS AG”

The legal issue dealt with by the European Court in the case no. C803/18 “AAS Balta” v. “UAB Grifs AG” (judgment made on 27 February 2020) was placed in the context of the application of Regulation 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of court decisions in civil and commercial matters (so-called Brussels I). In this specific case, the matter related to the dispute between the insurance company “AAS Balta” based in Latvia and the security company “UAB Grifs AG” based in Lithuania. The dispute concerned the request for payment of insurance indemnity.