Court of Justice 4 September 2008, C-185/07 (Allianz SpA and Generali Assicurazioni Generali SpA v West Tankers Inc.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. The House of Lords has referred a question to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling as to whether anti-suit injunctions to give effect to arbitration agreements are compatible with Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and