Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 1 U.K. TEXT OF 1968 CONVENTION, AS AMENDED

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 substituted (1.10.1991) by S.I. 1990/2591, art. 12(1), Sch. 1

TITLE II U.K. JURISDICTION

Section 3 U.K. Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance

Article 12 U.K.

The provisions of this Section may be departed from only by an agreement on jurisdiction—

1.

which is entered into after the dispute has arisen, or

2.

which allows the policy-holder, the insured or a beneficiary to bring proceedings in courts other than those indicated in this Section, or

3.

which is concluded between a policy-holder and an insurer, both of whom are domiciled in the same Contracting State, and which has the effect of conferring jurisdiction on the courts of that State even if the harmful event were to occur abroad, provided that such an agreement is not contrary to the law of that State, or

4.

which is concluded with a policy-holder who is not domiciled in a Contracting State, except in so far as the insurance is compulsory or relates to immovable property in a Contracting State, or

5.

which relates to a contract of insurance in so far as it covers one or more of the risks set out in Article 12a.]