Claims were to be made against the execution only broker defendant by the claimants who were based in Germany. The contracts provided for the exclusive jurisdiction of the EW Courts.
Held: The English courts did not have jurisdiction as the relevant harm had occurred in Germany.
Judges:
Laws, Tomlinson, Clarke LJJ
Citations:
[2015] EWCA Civ 143, [2015] ILPr 20, [2015] 3 WLR 282, [2015] WLR(D) 95, [2015] 1 QB 699
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – AMT Futures Ltd v Marzillier, Dr Meier and Dr Guntner Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft Mbh ComC 11-Apr-2014
Application by the Defendant for a declaration that the court did not have jurisdiction over it in respect of the subject matter of the claim and for an order setting aside service of the Claim Form.
Held: The English courts had jurisdiction. . .
Cited by:
At CA – AMT Futures Ltd v Marzillier and Others SC 1-Mar-2017
AMT entered into many financial services agreements providing for exclusive EW jurisdiction. It now sought to restrain the defendant German lawyers from encouraging litigation in Germany saying that induced breaches of the contracts. It also sought . .
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Jurisdiction
Updated: 03 February 2022; Ref: scu.543491
