FERN COMPUTER CONSULTANCY LTD v INTERGRAPH CADWORX & ANALYSIS SOLUTIONS INC

[2014] Lloyd's Rep Plus 92

CHANCERY DIVISION

Before Mr Justice Mann

Practice - Claim form - Service out of the jurisdiction - Commercial agent bringing claim against Texas principal under Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 and for unpaid commission - Agency agreement containing Texas law and exclusive Texas jurisdiction clause - Whether claim based on Regulations a "claim made in respect of a contract governed by English law" or a "claim made in respect of a breach of contract committed within the jurisdiction" - Whether service of proceedings should be set aside - Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Direction 6B, paras (6)(c) and 7 - Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993, Regulations 17 and 19.