# Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, Paragraph 13

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

(1) Apart from jurisdiction derived from other provisions of this Schedule, a court of a part of the United Kingdom before which a defendant enters an appearance shall have jurisdiction.
(2) This rule shall not apply where appearance was entered to contest the jurisdiction, or where another court has exclusive jurisdiction by virtue of rule 11.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/27/schedule/4/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982/schedule-4/paragraph-13
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