LEGAL ACTION AGAINST RS SAILING
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06 Apr 2021
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Boat Tech Srl is claiming RS Sailing breached its distribution agreement
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Boat Tech Srl has taken legal action against H. Taylor and Sons (Brockley) Ltd, trading as RS Sailing, claiming an unlawful breach of its distribution agreement.
In a statement, Aldo Rinaldi, CEO of Boat Tech, says the agreement was terminated in February 2021 after 15 years working together.
Aldo claims his company had an exclusive agreement to distribute RS sailing dinghies in Italy, however RS entered into a new distribution contract with Negrinautica Srl in September 2020.
The latter has also been sued, with Boat Tech citing unfair competition.
The court of Milan has been asked to prohibit the sale of RS Sailing boats by parties other than Boat Tech.
Aldo points out that RS Sailing imposes UK jurisdiction on its distributors, however where the market is seriously violated – as he claims in this instance – he is bringing his case before the Italian justice system which does not allow the exclusive protection of Italian SMEs to be delegated abroad.
In his statement, Aldo claims Boat Tech has distributed RS sailing dinghies with ‘diligence and professionalism’.