R. de Barros Fritz’s article in the June 2026 issue of IPRax addresses how the place where damage occurs is to be located, under the Rome II Regulation, in claims seeking repayment of online-gambling losses. In the context of the Wunner reference and a claim against a Maltese gambling company, it discusses the applicable-law questions raised by Articles 1 and 4 of the Rome II Regulation and the doctrine of doubly relevant facts in connection with the Brussels Ia Regulation.
Determining the applicable law and place of damage for claims to recover online-gambling losses, and the relationship between jurisdiction in those claims and the doctrine of doubly relevant facts.
IPRax · 2026
Publication ID Heft 4/2026 (Juni 2026) · 338
R. de Barros Fritz, “Die Lokalisierung des Erfolgsorts bei Klagen auf Rückzahlung von Verlusten aus Online-Glücksspielen im Rahmen der Rom II-VO und die Anwendung der Lehre von den doppelrelevanten Tatsachen im Zusammenhang mit der EuGVVO”, IPRax, 2026-06-01, Heft 4/2026 (Juni 2026) · 338. https://www.iprax.de/de/inhalte