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CISG-online number
6556
Case name
A.F.M. S.r.l. v. Swisslog Malaysia SDN BHD
Jurisdiction
Italy
Court
Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Italian Supreme Court)
Chamber
Sezione prima civile (First section for civil matters)
Judges
Francesco Antonio Genovese (Presiding Judge), Eduardo Campese (Reporting judge)
Date of decision
02 October 2023
Case nr./docket nr.
18992/2022 / 27696/2023
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
74: General industrial machinery and equipment, not elsewhere specified, and machine parts, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Forklifts (for delivery to China)
CISG applied
no - an alleged violation of Art. 57 CISG in the context of determining the Italian courts' jurisdiction was one of the grounds of appeal brought, but the Italian Supreme Court did not address it in the present decision (nor did it touch upon the merits of the dispute)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 57
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Jurisdiction of the courts at the place of performance of obligations arising from a CISG contract under the EU 'Brussels Ia' Regulation 1215/2012
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:IT:CASS:2023:27696CIV
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