Alesayi (Respondent) v Bank Audi SAL (Appellant)
Tuesday 28 April 2026
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 2 June 2025, the Appellant appeals against orders made by High Court dated 30 April 2025 and 13 May 2025 dismissing the Appellant’s jurisdiction application and ordering to pay the Respondent’s costs of that application.
The Respondent sued Bank Audi in England for transfer of US$24 million under a consumer contract. The court held that the relevant contract arose in 2016, not 1994, when new terms were signed, creating a fresh contractual relationship. As there was a good arguable case that the Respondent was UK‑domiciled and the bank was directing activities to the UK at that time, the consumer jurisdiction gateway applied, and the bank’s jurisdiction challenge failed.
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