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Supreme Court refuses to apply a special jurisdiction rule to the tort of inducing breach of a jurisdiction clause
The Supreme Court has refused to craft a special rule for the tort of inducing a breach of contract where the contractual term which has been breached is …
Another successful challenge to jurisdiction of English court to hear claims against English domiciled parent companies in relation to acts of subsidiaries abroad
The High Court has struck out a claim against a UK incorporated parent company and set aside permission to serve a claim form out of the jurisdiction on …
Court of Appeal gives further guidance on how jurisdiction rules apply in economic tort claim
The Court of Appeal has held that the place of the event giving rise to damage in a claim alleging conspiracy to injure by unlawful means is where the …
Commercial Court finds "torpedo" action ineffective where parties agreed asymmetric jurisdiction clause
The Commercial Court has held that an asymmetric jurisdiction clause is an exclusive jurisdiction clause for the purposes of the recast Brussels …
Successful challenge to English court jurisdiction over claims against UK domiciled parent company in relation to acts of subsidiary abroad
Two companies in the Shell group (domiciled in the UK and Nigeria respectively) have successfully challenged the jurisdiction of the English court to …
Turkish Court of Appeal takes restrictive view of English jurisdiction clause
A decision of the Turkish Court of Appeal has important implications for parties to agreements with a Turkish element (such as a Turkish …
Court of Appeal considers where harmful event occurred for the purpose of jurisdiction in economic tort claim
In a claim alleging conspiracy and unlawful interference in the claimant's business by cutting off supplies, the Court of Appeal has held that the …
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