Oak Leaf Conservatories Ltd v Weir and Another: TCC 24 Oct 2013

The claimant conservatory installers claimed wrongful repudiation of the contract by the defendant householders. The defendants, living in Ayrshire, said that the English courts had no jurisdiction over the contract.
Held: The court gave its reasons for accepting the defendants’ submission. The mere fact that Oak Leaf’s primary focus in advertising is on England did not correctly reflect the statutory test or determine the outcome of the application. While the primary focus of the claimant’s business may be in England and most of the business had been in England, it was apparent from its websites and its overall activity (including the acceptance of previous projects in Scotland as well as that of the Weirs) that Oak Leaf was envisaging doing business with consumers domiciled in Scotland. Accordingly, the action must be brought in Sotland.

Stuart-Smith J
[2013] EWHC 3197 (TCC)
Bailii
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 16(1) Sch 4
England and Wales
Citing:
Applied.Peter Pammer v Reederei Karl Schluter GmbH and Co KG etc ECJ 7-Dec-2010
ECJ (Grand Chamber) Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Article 15(1)(c) and (3) – Jurisdiction over consumer contracts – Contract for a voyage by freighter – Concept of . .

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Contract, Jurisdiction, Consumer

Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.517363