Kernrechtsfrage
Whether Swiss courts had jurisdiction under Art. 5 No. 1 LugÜ over the damage claim based on pre-litigation legal fees.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. Jurisdiction depends on the place of performance of the contractual obligation corresponding to the claim, not on the place where the claimed damage or secondary obligation is located.
Extrahierte Begründung
The relevant primary contractual obligation under the chosen Italian law was to be performed in Italy; therefore no Swiss forum existed for the damages claim.