MCQUILLAN V MCCORMICK

[2010] EWHC 1112 (QB), Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court, His Honour Judge Behrens QC, 17 May 2010

Agency - Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 - Whether parties had entered into a binding agency agreement - Whether the Regulations applied - Wrongful termination - Measure of damages and compensation - 1993 Regulations, regulations 7, 8, 15 and 17

The claimants sought damages and compensation under the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 on the basis that they had in February 2006 been appointed as commercial agents by the defendant to sell jewellery, and that the agency was wrongfully terminated by the defendant in February 2008. The court concluded as follows.