Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 19984

In rule 6.18—

a

for sub-paragraph (g), substitute—

g

“domicile” is to be determined—

i

in relation to a Convention territory, in accordance with sections 41 to 46 of the 1982 Act;

ii

in relation to a Regulation State, in accordance with the Judgments Regulation and paragraphs 9 to 12 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001;

b

at the end of sub-paragraph (h), delete “and”; and

c

after sub-paragraph (i), insert—

j

“the Judgments Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22nd December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; and

k

“Regulation State” in any provision, in the application of that provision in relation to the Regulation, has the same meaning as “Member State” in the Judgments Regulation, that is all Member States except Denmark.