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Allocating Intra‑UK Civil Jurisdiction under the CJJA 1982: Scope, Domicile, Special/Exclusive Jurisdiction, Agreements, Consumer/Employment, Forum Non Conveniens, and Interaction with Brussels I (recast) Post‑Brexit
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Allocating Intra‑UK Civil Jurisdiction under the CJJA 1982: Scope, Domicile, Special/Exclusive Jurisdiction, Agreements, Consumer/Employment, Forum Non Conveniens, and Interaction with Brussels I (recast) Post‑Brexit
Allocation of jurisdiction within the UK under the CJJA 1982 This Practice Note explores how jurisdiction is apportioned across the UK under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (CJJA 1982). It examines the scope of that regime and the conditions that must be satisfied for it to apply, and considers its interaction with Regulation 1215/2012, Brussels I (recast) (the Regulation). It sets out the primary rule together with the departures from it, and, lastly, addresses forum non conveniens in this setting. The CJJA’s intra-UK jurisdiction framework is designed to furnish rules allocating jurisdiction inside the UK itself. Distinct rules and factors arise when assessing whether UK courts possess jurisdiction over a claim that contains an international dimension. The UK comprises four countries, yet there are only three legal jurisdictions, and CJJA 1982, s 50, describes each as ‘parts of the
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