Abstract

The issues addressed in the CJEU judgment C-99/24, Chmieka, of 10 July 2025, focus on two issues. Firstly, the CJEU clarifies how the concept of “initiation of legal proceedings” within the meaning of Article 66 of Regulation No. 1215/2012 should be interpreted, i.e., whether it means the filing of a claim by the claimant, or, taking into account the circumstances of the case, the filing of a request for a review of the case by the defendant after its final conclusion. The second issue focuses on whether a person residing in the territory of one Member State may be sued before the courts of another Member State for payment of remuneration for a non-contractual use of property located in that other Member State.