Judgment of the Court; 8 December 1987; Gubisch Maschinenfabrik KG v Giulio Palumbo; in Case 144/86

The concept of lis pendens pursuant to Article 21 of the Convention of 27 September 1968 covers a case where a party brings an action before a court in a Contracting State for the rescission or discharge of an international sales contract whilst an action by the other party to enforce the same contract is pending before a court in another Contracting State.