In the Emrek case the CJEU recently decided that Art 15 Para 1 lit c Brussels I Regulation does not require a causal link between pursuing or directing the commercial or professional activities to the Member State of the consumer’s domicile and the conclusion of the contract. Discussing this judgment the authors raise the question whether the present interpretation of the Brussels I regime of consumer jurisdiction has to be re-evaluated in general. Due to the denial of causality the professional’s activities do not have to be pursued or directed chronologically before the conclusion of the contract. The decisive time factor with respect to all prerequisites despite the conclusion of contract is the time when the action is filed
Journal of European Consumer and Market Law