Part II Jurisdiction, and Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments, within United Kingdom

16 Allocation within U.K. of jurisdiction in certain civil proceedings.

(1)

The provisions set out in Schedule 4 (which contains a modified version of F1Chapter II of the Regulation) shall have effect for determining, for each part of the United Kingdom, whether the courts of law of that part, or any particular court of law in that part, have or has jurisdiction in proceedings where—

F2(a)

the subject-matter of the proceedings is within the scope of the Regulation as determined by Article 1 of the Regulation (whether or not the Regulation has effect in relation to the proceedings); and

(b)

the defendant or defender is domiciled in the United Kingdom or the proceedings are of a kind mentioned in F3Article 22 of the Regulation (exclusive jurisdiction regardless of domicile).

F4(2)

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(3)

In determining any question as to the meaning or effect of any provision contained in Schedule 4—

(a)

regard shall be had to any relevant principles laid down by the European Court in connection with Title II of the 1968 Convention F5or Chapter II of the Regulation and to any relevant decision of that court as to the meaning or effect of any provision of that Title F6or that Chapter; and

(b)

without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), the reports mentioned in section 3(3) may be considered and shall, so far as relevant, be given such weight as is appropriate in the circumstances.

(4)

The provisions of this section and Schedule 4 shall have effect subject to F7the Regulation F8, Schedule 6 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations 2011, the 1968 Convention F9and the Lugano Convention and to the provisions of section 17.

X1(5)

In section 15(1)(a) of the M1Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (domestic proceedings in which initial process may be served in another part of the United Kingdom), after sub-paragraph (v) there shall be added—

“(vi)

Article 5(2) of Schedule 4 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 ; or”.