The Industrial Cases Reports
[2021] ICR 1358
Court of Appeal
Alta Trading UK Ltd (formerly Arcadia Petroleum Ltd) and others v Bosworth and others
[2021] EWCA Civ 687
2021 May 5, 6; 14
Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, Henderson, Nugee LJJ
Conflict of laws— Jurisdiction— Special jurisdiction— Matters relating to individual contracts of employment— Company directors able to determine terms of their contracts and having control and autonomy over companies’ business and performance of own duties— Companies’ shareholders able to terminate directors’ contracts— Whether directors in relationship of subordination with companies— Whether “individual contracts of employment” engaging rule of special jurisdiction—
Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (2007)
, arts 18, 20