Jurisdiction in Contracts
A ‘Jurisdiction clause’ is generally found towards the end of a contract, in the section that contains the ‘boilerplate' clauses. Although it may be easy to overlook this type of clause, it is in fact fundamentally important to the enforceability or otherwise of your contract.In the event of a dispute, the jurisdiction clause specifies where any litigation should occur. Although this may not be a problem if both parties are domiciled and/or carry on business in the same country, it is more difficult and costly to sue in a foreign court.
Jurisdiction becomes important in contracts in numerous situations:
- the parties are located in different countries
- one or more of the parties has a significant amount of assets in another country
- where some or all of the contract requires some kind of performance to occur in another country
- where the contract is governed by the law of another country, for example in the event that the contract is formed (becomes legally binding) abroad
Exclusive Jurisdiction
There are different types of jurisdiction clauses. Some may require both parties to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of a particular country, territory or state. Other such clauses may nominate a country, but also allow parties to sue in foreign countries. Submitting to exclusive jurisdiction may not be the best policy in the event that one or more of the parties has considerable assets in more than one country.Law Governing the Contract Itself
It is important to distinguish between the jurisdiction of a contract, and the choice of law of a contract. Although a contract may be governed by for example English Law, this may not necessarily be the jurisdiction that is nominated to hear any disputes that may arise.The Brussels I Regulation
This is part of the Brussels Regime and came into force on 1st March 2002. It deals with jurisdiction of the courts in both civil and commercial litigation. Judgments given by courts in Member States (and as of July 2007, Denmark) are automatically recognized by other Member States without the requirement of any special proceedings to have the judgment accepted. The regulation is important in contracts because it fixes exclusive jurisdiction in some cases, which means that the jurisdiction clause in a contract has no effect.The basic principle in the EU is that the court with jurisdiction is the court in which the defendant is domiciled. However, there are exceptions: if the dispute relates to performance under a contract in a specific country, the correct court will be the place where the performance of the particular obligation was required to take place.
Reciprocal Agreements
When considering jurisdiction, it is important to consider the law relating to judgments of foreign courts and whether it can be enforced in the UK. This depends on whether the country in question is a:- European Country
- Commonwealth state or country that has a bilateral enforcement Treaty with the UK
- Country that does not have a Treaty with the UK.
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