Digicel (St Lucia) Ltd & Ors v Cable & Wireless Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC 774 (Ch) (15 April 2010)

Digicel (St Lucia) Ltd & Ors v Cable & Wireless Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC 774 (Ch) (15 April 2010)

The court must determine, for each jurisdiction, whether the defendants' conduct amounted to actionable breaches of statutory or licence duties regarding interconnection, whether such breaches are actionable under the relevant law, and whether any such breach caused delay and loss to the claimants. The existence of a conspiracy and the applicability of limitation periods are jurisdiction-specific and depend on statutory construction and factual findings regarding the defendants' conduct and intent.

Citation
[2010] EWHC 774 (Ch)
Parties
Claimant: Digicel (St. Lucia) Limited; Claimant: Digicel (SVG) Limited; Claimant: Digicel Grenada Limited; Claimant: Digicel (Barbados) Limited; Claimant: Digicel Cayman Limited; Claimant: Digicel (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited; Claimant: Digicel (Turks & Caicos) Limited; Claimant: Digicel Limited; Defendant: Cable & Wireless Plc; Defendant: Cable & Wireless (West Indies) Limited; Defendant: Cable & Wireless Grenada Limited; Defendant: Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited; Defendant: Cable & Wireless (Cayman Islands) Limited; Defendant: Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 April 2010
Procedural Posture
Civil Commercial / First Trial on Liability and Causation, Quantum Reserved for Later
Outcome
Liability and causation determined; quantum of damages reserved for later determination.
Legal Topics
Breach of Statutory Duty, Conspiracy to Injure by Unlawful Means, Interconnection Agreements, Market Liberalisation, Joint Tortfeasors, Limitation Periods, Exemplary Damages, Restitutionary Damages
Competition Law Telecommunications Law Tort Law Contract Law Breach of Statutory Duty Conspiracy to Injure by Unlawful Means Interconnection Agreements Market Liberalisation +4 more

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Parties

Digicel (St. Lucia) Limited

Claimant

Digicel (SVG) Limited

Claimant

Digicel Grenada Limited

Claimant

Digicel (Barbados) Limited

Claimant

Digicel Cayman Limited

Claimant

Digicel (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited

Claimant

Digicel (Turks & Caicos) Limited

Claimant

Digicel Limited

Claimant

Cable & Wireless Plc

Defendant

Cable & Wireless (West Indies) Limited

Defendant

Cable & Wireless Grenada Limited

Defendant

Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited

Defendant

Cable & Wireless (Cayman Islands) Limited

Defendant

Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Commercial / First Trial on Liability and Causation, Quantum Reserved for Later

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether defendants breached statutory or licence duties regarding interconnection
  2. 2 Whether such breaches are actionable as breaches of statutory duty
  3. 3 Whether breaches constitute unlawful means for conspiracy

Ratio Decidendi

The court must determine, for each jurisdiction, whether the defendants' conduct amounted to actionable breaches of statutory or licence duties regarding interconnection, whether such breaches are actionable under the relevant law, and whether any such breach caused delay and loss to the claimants. The existence of a conspiracy and the applicability of limitation periods are jurisdiction-specific and depend on statutory construction and factual findings regarding the defendants' conduct and intent.

Court Disposition

Liability and causation determined; quantum of damages reserved for later determination.