Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Vaud court had competence to decide the request for recognition of the foreign bankruptcy despite a pending Zurich proceeding.
Decisão extraída
The Vaud court was competent because the debtor had assets in Montreux; Article 167(2) LDIP did not bar the second court while the first court's competence in Zurich was still unresolved.
Fundamentação extraída
Article 167(2) LDIP presupposes competing competent courts. Since Zurich competence was still contested and not finally established, there was no finalized conflict of competence. A second competent court may proceed even if an earlier filed case is pending.