Court of Justice (First Chamber) 6 September 2012, C‑170/11 (Maurice Robert Josse Marie Ghislain Lippens and Others v Hendrikus Cornelis Kortekaas and Others.)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (First Chamber) 6 September 2012 ( *1 ) ‛Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 — Cooperation in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters — Matters covered — Hearing by the court of a Member State of a witness who is a party in the main proceedings residing in another Member State — Possibility to summon a party as a witness before the competent court in accordance with