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Jurisdiction definition

What does Jurisdiction mean? Jurisdiction, in legal practice, describes a court’s power to hear and determine a dispute and the limits of that power, both by subject matter and by the territory over which the court’s authority extends. It encompasses personal jurisdiction over the parties (often based on service, presence, domicile or consent, including exclusive jurisdiction clauses) and the court’s territorial and subject‑matter competence. The term is descriptive rather than fixed by a single definition; its scope is set by statute, rules of court, international instruments and case law (for example, the Senior Courts Act 1981, the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments...

Jurisdiction in international arbitration: validity, tribunal constitution, scope, powers, and challenge procedures under English law (Arbitration Act 1996)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note provides an overview of Jurisdictional issues that may arise in International arbitration proceedings and that could give rise to challenges to an arbitral tribunal’s substantive jurisdiction over a dispute, or part of it. It is essential that both the parties’ advisers and the tribunal are alert to the areas in which a jurisdictional challenge might emerge, and that they advise participants accordingly. It should be remembered that although a party may have grounds to advance a jurisdictional challenge in a particular case, that does not necessarily mean it ought to, or that it will, do so. There are circumstances where a party, while considering a matter not to be captured by an Arbitration agreement, may nonetheless prefer that the point be determined by arbitration in any event, and, in doing so, may waive its right to contest jurisdiction on certain grounds. Any such waiver should be confirmed in writing. Working out the law that governs jurisdictional issues can be complex, as the law governing the substance of the dispute, the law of the arbitration agreement, and the law of the proceedings (curial law) may all need to be examined to assess which law applies to jurisdiction...

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