Maclaine Watson & Company Limited v Council and Commission of the European Communities. [1990] EUECJ C-241/87 (10 May 1990)
The Court removed the case from the register following the parties' settlement and withdrawal of the application, in accordance with Article 77 of the Rules of Procedure, and ordered each party to bear its own costs.
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- Citation
- [1990] EUECJ C-241/87
- Parties
- Applicant: Maclaine Watson & Company Limited; Defendant: Council of the European Communities; Defendant: Commission of the European Communities; Intervener: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Jurisdiction
- European Union
- Procedural Posture
- Action for Damages / Order on Discontinuance/removal From Register
- Outcome
- Case removed from the register due to discontinuance; each party to bear its own costs.
- Legal Topics
- Action for Damages, Discontinuance of Proceedings, Costs, International Tin Agreement
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Parties
Maclaine Watson & Company Limited
Applicant
Council of the European Communities
Defendant
Commission of the European Communities
Defendant
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Intervener
Procedural Posture
Action for Damages / Order on Discontinuance/removal From Register
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to compensation for damage arising from the acts and omissions of the European Economic Community in signing the Sixth International Tin Agreement and participating in the International Tin Council
- 2 Procedural consequences of settlement and withdrawal of application
Ratio Decidendi
The Court removed the case from the register following the parties' settlement and withdrawal of the application, in accordance with Article 77 of the Rules of Procedure, and ordered each party to bear its own costs.
Court Disposition
Case removed from the register due to discontinuance; each party to bear its own costs.
Orders
- Case C-241/87 shall be removed from the register
- The parties shall bear their own costs
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[ Home ] [ Databases ] [ World Law ] [ Multidatabase Search ] [ Help ] [ Feedback ] [ DONATE ] Court of Justice of the European Communities (including Court of First Instance Decisions) You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Court of Justice of the European Communities (including Court of First Instance Decisions) >> Maclaine Watson & Company Limited v Council and Commission of the European Communities. [1990] EUECJ C-241/87 (10 May 1990) URL: https://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/EUECJ/1990/C24187.html Cite as: [1990] EUECJ C-241/87 [ New search ] [ Help ] IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE - The source of this judgment is the web site of the Court of Justice of the European Communities . The information in this database has been provided free of charge and is subject to a Court of Justice of the European Communities disclaimer and a copyright notice . This electronic version is not authentic and is subject to amendment. 61987O0241 Order of the Court of 10 May 1990. Maclaine Watson & Company Limited v Council and Commission of the European Communities. Removal from the register - Action for damages. Case C-241/87. European Court reports 1990 Page I-01797 ++++ Action for damages - Procedure - Abandonment of the proceedings by the parties - Removal from the register ( EEC Treaty, Art . 178; Rules of Procedure, Art . 77 ) In Case C-241/87 Maclaine Watson & Company Limited, whose registered office is in London, represented by Jeremy Lever QC and K . P . E . Lasok, barrister, assisted by T . W . B . Brentnall, solicitor, of Messrs Elborne Mitchell, London, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Messrs Faltz & Elvinger, 6 rue Heine, applicant, v Council of the European Communities, represented by B . Hoff-Nielsen, Legal Adviser, acting as Agent, assisted by J . P . Carver, solicitor, of Messrs Clifford Chance, London, and P . J . Allot, barrister, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the office of Joerg Kaeser, Manager of the Legal Directorate of the European Investment Bank, 100 boulevard Konrad-Adenauer, Kirchberg, and Commission of the European Communities, represented by G . Campogrande, Legal Adviser, acting as Agent, assisted by J . P . Carver, solicitor, of Messrs Clifford Chance, London, and P . J . Allot, barrister, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the office of Georgios Kremlis, a member of the Commission' s Legal Department, Wagner Centre, Kirchberg, defendants, supported by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by T . J . G . Pratt, Principal Assistant Treasury Solicitor, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the British Embassy, 14 boulevard Roosevelt, intervener, APPLICATION for compensation for damage arising from the acts and omissions of the European Economic Community in signing the Sixth International Tin Agreement and in participating in the International Tin Council, THE COURT composed of : O . Due, President, C . N . Kakouris, F . A . Schockweiler and M . Zuleeg ( Presidents of Chambers ), G . F . Mancini, R . Joliet, T . F . O' Higgins, J . C . Moitinho de Almeida, G . C . Rodríguez Iglesias, F . Grévisse and M . Diez de Velasco, Judges, Advocate General : M . Darmon Registrar : J.-G . Giraud after hearing the views of the Advocate General, makes the following Order 1 By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 4 April 1990, the applicant Maclaine Watson & Company Limited, the Commission and the Council of the European Communities informed the Court that an agreement had been reached in settlement of the dispute between Maclaine Watson & Company Limited and the International Tin Council and that Maclaine Watson & Company Limited wished to withdraw its application . 2 The parties also informed the Court that they would bear their own costs . 3 By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 23 April 1990, the intervener, the United Kingdom, took note of the discontinuance of the proceedings between the parties and agreed to bear the costs relating to its intervention . 4 Pursuant to Article 77 of the Rules of Procedure, the Court takes note of the discontinuance of the proceedings between the parties . On those grounds, THE COURT hereby orders as follows : ( 1 ) Case C-241/87 shall be removed from the register; ( 2 ) The parties shall bear their own costs . Luxembourg, 10 May 1990 . © European Communities, 2001 All rights reserved BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII URL: https://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/EUECJ/1990/C24187.html