Intralinks Inc v Nexans SA (High Court of Justice, Commercial Court LM-2026-000116)
The High Court considered Intralinks’ claim against Nexans over a virtual data-room contract, English jurisdiction, governing law and parallel French proceedings.
Cross-border litigation
Parallel proceedings
Jurisdiction and arbitration agreements
Choice of law
Industry type
Telecommunications, computer programming, consultancy, computing infrastructure, and other information service activities
Procedural record
17 September 2026United Kingdom
17 September 2026United Kingdom
Judgment of the High Court of Justice, Commercial Court in the case LM-2026-000116 dated 17 September 2026
High Court of Justice, Commercial Court
Case no.
LM-2026-000116
Citation
[2026] EWHC 2355 (Comm)
Decision summary
The court dismissed Nexans SA’s challenge to the English court’s jurisdiction. It held that Intralinks Inc had a good arguable case under Gateways 6(c) and 7, and that England was the proper place to hear its claim concerning payment under the Project Otto virtual data-room contract, despite parallel French proceedings.
Participants
Application
Nexans SA’s CPR Part 11 jurisdiction challenge — Dismissed
Intralinks Inc
Representative
Daniel Khoo (For: Intralinks Inc)
Nexans SA
Representative
Stuart Benzie (For: Nexans SA)
High Court of Justice, Commercial Court
Judge
Thomas Raphael KC
Other
Witness
Ms Mukherjee
Witness
Felix Hoffmann
Witness
Nicolas Lepierre
Witness
Maître Meriguet
Witness
Maître Koehler-Magne
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