Plant v Service Direct (UK)

Plant v Service Direct (UK)

Electronic records or domain name information held by a third party do not constitute 'goods' belonging to the claimant under the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977; refusal to transfer access does not amount to wrongful interference with goods.

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, Domain Names, Intangible Property
Tort Law Interference With Goods Conversion Domain Names Intangible Property

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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 transfer access to an internet domain name amounts to wrongful interference with goods under the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977
  2. 2 Whether electronic records or domain name information constitute 'goods' under the Act

Ratio Decidendi

Electronic records or domain name information held by a third party do not constitute 'goods' belonging to the claimant under the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977; refusal to transfer access does not amount to wrongful interference with goods.

Court Disposition

application refused

Orders

  • Permission to appeal is refused.