Hillside (New Media) Limited v. Bjarte Baasland
England and Wales High Court, Queens Bench Division, Commercial Court
2010 EWHC 3336 (Comm) (2010)
Relevant factsFree
Hillside (plaintiff), an English online betting company, hosted wagers placed by Baasland (defendant), a Norwegian citizen, under website terms lacking a choice-of-law clause but stating that wagers were deemed placed in England; after losing significant sums, Baasland threatened litigation asserting Norwegian law governed his claims. Hillside sued in England for a declaratory judgment that English law applied and that it faced no liability under English law, moving for summary judgment.
IssueFree
Whether the law of the country in which the damage occurs governs a tort claim unless the tort is manifestly more closely connected with another country.