Court of Justice 23 March 2000, C-387/98 (Coreck Maritime GmbH v Handelsveem BV and Others.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I - Introduction 1. In this reference for a preliminary ruling relating to the Convention on Jurisdiction (known as the Brussels Convention, see part II below), the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden has referred to the Court four questions and a number of sub-questions on the validity of jurisdiction clauses in bills of lading.