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Jurisdiction in E-commerce - Financial Law Panel

United Kingdom
26/01/2001
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The Financial Law Panel has published a paper on "E-Commerce - Review of Legal Implications - Jurisdiction". This paper catalogues the main legal issues raised by e-commerce that relate to jurisdiction, including:

  • which country's courts have jurisdiction to resolve disputes arising out of e-commerce?
  • if a court decides that it has jurisdiction in the matter, should it apply the law of its own country or that of another country?
  • how should consumers be protected in e-commerce?
  • who is responsible for regulating Internet activity?
  • what is the basis on which courts and regulators claim jurisdiction, in particular the financial services arena?


This paper is a comprehensive treatment of the topic and is expected to influence the thinking of Government and the industry.

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