Marketmaker Beijing Co Ltd & Ors v CMC Group Plc & Ors

Marketmaker Beijing Co Ltd & Ors v CMC Group Plc & Ors

The claimants failed to establish any legal or equitable right justifying the grant of the interim injunctions sought. The alleged informal agreements were not concluded, the contracts did not support the relief, and the applications were vague, overbroad, and lacked evidential foundation.

Parties
Claimant: Marketmaker Beijing Co Limited; Claimant: Obair Group International Corporation; Claimant: Forex Technology Corporation; Claimant: Naser Taher; Defendant: CMC Group Plc; Defendant: CMC Asia Pacific Pty Limited; Defendant: Peter Andrew Cruddas
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
08 October 2004
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application for Injunctions / Ruling on Interim Relief
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Interim Injunctions, Agency, Breach of Confidence, Implied Terms, Foreign Law Compliance
Contract Law Civil Procedure Interim Injunctions Agency Breach of Confidence Implied Terms Foreign Law Compliance

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Parties

Marketmaker Beijing Co Limited

Claimant

Obair Group International Corporation

Claimant

Forex Technology Corporation

Claimant

Naser Taher

Claimant

CMC Group Plc

Defendant

CMC Asia Pacific Pty Limited

Defendant

Peter Andrew Cruddas

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application for Injunctions / Ruling on Interim Relief

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether claimants are entitled to interim injunctions restraining defendants from denying agency
  2. 2 Whether claimants are entitled to injunctions restraining defendants from breaches of Chinese law
  3. 3 Whether claimants are entitled to interlocutory orders for payment and preservation of records

Ratio Decidendi

The claimants failed to establish any legal or equitable right justifying the grant of the interim injunctions sought. The alleged informal agreements were not concluded, the contracts did not support the relief, and the applications were vague, overbroad, and lacked evidential foundation.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed