Court of Appeal dismisses appeal from High Court, and affirms decision to dismiss an airline's action against the Italian competition authority (AGCM), affirming that the matter does not fall within the scope of "civil and commercial matters" as defined by European Union law. The airline's claims were deemed to arise from the exercise of state authority, specifically the AGCM's public law powers to conduct an investigation and request assistance from the Irish competition authority. Consequently, the Irish courts lacked jurisdiction to hear the case, and the service of the plenary summons on the AGCM was invalid.
Court of Appeal, jurisdiction, Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012, civil and commercial matters, acta iure imperii (acts in the exercise of state authority), Italian competition authority (AGCM), airline, investigation, public law powers, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), mutual assistance request, search warrant, Dublin Metropolitan District Court, seizure of documents, certiorari, injunctions, damages, effective remedy, Article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union, Directive 2014/104/EU (Damages Directive), Article 102 TFEU.