Questione giuridica chiave
International jurisdiction over the payment claim and artisan's lien action
Decisione estratta
Swiss/Valais courts were competent; Lugano Convention did not apply because only the claimant was domiciled in a contracting state, and the place of performance under Swiss law was Valais.
Motivazione estratta
The contract was governed by Swiss law under LDIP rules; for money claims the place of payment was the creditor's domicile in O. (Valais), and real-property lien claims were exclusively subject to the courts of the immovable's situs.