1A

A claim form may be served on a defendant out of the jurisdiction where each claim included in the claim form made against the defendant to be served is a claim which the court has power to determine under the Judgments Regulation and—

a

no proceedings between the parties concerning the same claim are pending in the courts of any other part of the United Kingdom or any other Regulation State; and

b

i

the defendant is domiciled in the United Kingdom or in any Regulation State;

ii

Article 22 of the Judgments Regulation refers to the proceedings; or

iii

the defendant is a party to an agreement conferring jurisdiction to which Article 23 of the Judgments Regulation refers.