Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 October 2024.#QE and IJ v DP and EB.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší soud.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – Article 1(1) – Scope – Civil and commercial matters – Concept – Proceedings seeking to substitute the defendant’s consent to the release of property seized by the law enforcement authorities from the custody of the court – Article 8(2) – Application to intervene – Concept of ‘third party’.#Case C-494/23.