When torts occur across national boundaries as is often the case nowadays in a globalised world there can be some dispute as to the jurisdiction that should hear the case. This was especially complicated in the context of this case where there was an exclusive jurisdiction clause in the contract. The EU’s Judgments Regulation seeks to address these issues and seeks a regime that means there will not be concurrent and contradictory decisions in different Member States. In this episode we look at how the Supreme Court dealt with all of these various factors.

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