Reply to post: Re: missing the point

Foreign firms must obey EU laws no matter where they're based, says EU. Hear that, Google?

gnasher729 Silver badge

Re: missing the point

Actually, in your example, all the things happening in NYC follow US law, while all the things happening in the UK would follow UK law. If I call Joe's plumbing and wake him up in the middle of the night and that allows him to sue me according to US law for disturbing his precious sleep, he can sue me. If Joe delivers goods that are not acceptable according to UK law, I can sue him. In each case it might be difficult to enforce any judgement.

Unless Joe of Joe's plumbing is sure he can handle UK law, he might be well advised not to deliver to the UK.

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