Plant v Service Direct (UK) [2006] EWCA Civ 1259 (04 August 2006)

Plant v Service Direct (UK) [2006] EWCA Civ 1259 (04 August 2006)

Electronic records or domain name registration data held by a third party are not 'goods' belonging to the claimant for the purposes of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977; refusal to consent to transfer does not amount to wrongful interference with goods.

Citation
[2006] EWCA Civ 1259
Parties
Claimant/appellant: Nicholas Plant; Defendant/respondent: Service Direct (UK) Plc
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 August 2006
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal
Outcome
application refused
Legal Topics
Interference With Goods, Conversion, Internet Domain Names, Property in Electronic Documents
Tort Law Interference With Goods Conversion Internet Domain Names Property in Electronic Documents

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Parties

Nicholas Plant

Claimant/appellant

Service Direct (UK) Plc

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether refusal to consent to transfer of an internet domain name constitutes wrongful interference with goods under the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977
  2. 2 Whether electronic records or domain name registration data constitute 'goods' for the purposes of the Act

Ratio Decidendi

Electronic records or domain name registration data held by a third party are not 'goods' belonging to the claimant for the purposes of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977; refusal to consent to transfer does not amount to wrongful interference with goods.

Court Disposition

application refused

Orders

  • Permission to appeal refused