# Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, Article 21

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Where proceedings involving the same cause of action and between the same parties are brought in the courts of different Contracting States, any court other than the court first seised shall of its own motion stay its proceedings until such time as the jurisdiction of the court first seised is established.
Where the jurisdiction of the court first seised is established, any court other than the court first seised shall decline jurisdiction in favour of that court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/27/schedule/3C/part/TITLE/II/chapter/Section/8/crossheading/article-21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982/schedule-3C/part-TITLE/II/chapter-Section/8/crossheading-article-21
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