AMP Advisory & Management Partners AG v Force India Formula One Team Ltd

No binding oral contract or contract on the Mandate Agreement was formed; however, AMP is entitled to a quantum meruit for limited intermediary services provided to Force India, valued at £150,000, as Force India was unjustly enriched by those services.

Parties: Claimant: AMP Advisory & Management Partners AG; Defendant: Force India Formula One Team Limited (in liquidation)
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 18 September 2019
Procedural Posture: Commercial Court Claim / Final Judgment
Outcome: Claim for contract and commission dismissed; quantum meruit claim allowed.
Legal Topics: Oral Contracts, Agency Agreements, Quantum Meruit, Authority of Agents, Commission Agreements

Contract Law Unjust Enrichment Oral Contracts Agency Agreements Quantum Meruit Authority of Agents Commission Agreements

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Parties

AMP Advisory & Management Partners AG

Claimant

Force India Formula One Team Limited (in liquidation)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Claim / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Was a binding oral contract formed between AMP and Force India on 20 February 2017?
2 Did the parties enter into a contract on the terms of the Mandate Agreement?
3 Is AMP entitled to a quantum meruit for services provided to Force India?

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Claim for contract and commission dismissed; quantum meruit claim allowed.

Orders

AMP is awarded £150,000 by way of quantum meruit for services provided to Force India.
All other claims are dismissed.