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Andrew Marcus Henderson v Novo Banco SA (C-354/15)
Judgment
Consideration of the questions referred
The third question
49

Andrew Marcus Henderson v Novo Banco SA (C-354/15)

Judgment of 2 Mar 2017law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-354-15/para_49@2026-11-11

49In that regard, it must be borne in mind that Article 8(1) of Regulation No 1393/2007 expressly provides that the addressee of the document to be served may refuse to accept it, on the ground that the document in question is not drafted or accompanied by a translation in a language which he is deemed to understand.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Tenth Chamber
Case: C-354/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:157
Decided: 2 Mar 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Tribunal da Relação de Évora (Court of Appeal of Évora, Portugal)
Applicant: Andrew Marcus Henderson
Defendant: Novo Banco SA
Rapporteur: F. Biltgen
Advocate General: M. Bobek
Bench: 3 judges
M. Berger, E. Levits, F. Biltgen
Language: Portuguese
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0354

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Judicial cooperation in civil matters

History · 1 version

2 Mar 2017Reading

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Interprets 1: Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000
Cited by 7: Proceedings brought by Centraal Justitieel Incassobureau, Ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie (CJIB) (C-671/18); AB Volvo v Transsaqui S.L (C-632/22); Manuel Costa Filhos, Lda. v Oü Wine Port of Paldiski (C-643/24)2 provisions; Bulgarfrukt - Fruchthandels GmbH v Oranzherii Gimel II EOOD (C-389/23)3 provisions; LKW WALTER Internationale Transportorganisation AG v CB and Others (C-7/21); Welmax + sp. z o. o. sp.k. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-305/19); Catlin Europe SE v O. K. Trans Praha spol. s r. o (C-21/17)
Cites 10: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000; Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims; Krystyna Alder and Ewald Alder v Sabina Orlowska and Czeslaw Orlowski (C-325/11); Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd v Dau Si Senh and Others (C-519/13); Emmanuel Lebek v Janusz Domino (C-70/15); Alta Realitat SL v Erlock Film ApS and Ulrich Thomsen (C-384/14); Andrew Marcus Henderson v Novo Banco SA (C-354/15); Plumex v Young Sports NV (C-473/04)