Key legal question
Whether Zurich courts had jurisdiction under Art. 5 no. 3 LugÜ for the claims against the German-domiciled defendant.
Extracted holding
No. On the pleaded facts, neither a handlungsort nor an erfolgsort in Zurich was established.
Extracted reasoning
The tort jurisdiction of Art. 5 no. 3 LugÜ is limited to the place of the harmful event. For the first factual complex, the payments from Zurich banks were made with the claimants' consent, and the alleged misuse occurred elsewhere. For the second, the alleged conduct took place from Wiesbaden, with only an account in Zurich involved, which did not create a relevant place of conduct or result.