Jurisdiction Clause
Jurisdiction clauses fix the venue that disputes between the parties to a contract must be decided. That venue will be the courts of the specified country.
The general rule is that the named courts will be used for resolution of disputes. That said though, certain categories of disputes must be resolved by a specific court.
Those categories exist because courts in any given country have limited power to decisions about the affairs in foreign countries - such as the ownership of land, validity of entries in public registers (such as Registers of Companies, Trade Mark Registers), validity of a grant of a patent.
Other than where there is a specific exception exists, the jurisdiction chosen by the parties is likely to be enforced.
Example: Jurisdiction Clause
The parties irrevocably submit to the courts of England and Wales to resolve disputes arising under this agreement, including non-contractual claims.
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