Jurisdiction in tort claims: where is the loss? | Practical Law
An unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal reached expressly “with little enthusiasm” has provided some clarification of jurisdiction in tort claims under the Brussels Regulation (44/2001/EC). Many practitioners will be surprised by the outcome reached in this case. The courts that the contract breaker agreed should have exclusive jurisdiction were marginalised in favour of the courts in which the alleged inducement and breach occurred.