The Claimant, a French lawyer working in Paris, brought claims for equal pay, direct sex and race discrimination and victimisation against the Respondents (a UK-based international law firm and one of its partners), and the issue arose of whether the case should be adjudicated in England or in France. The ET found that it had "international jurisdiction" over the claims, but that the Claimant in this case worked exclusively in France, and so the claims fell outside the ET's territorial jurisdiction and should be brought in France.

The EAT held that the ET had correctly carried out its assessment of the sufficiency of connection issue, and had correctly decided that the claims should be litigated in France.