# Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, Article 18

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

Apart from jurisdiction derived from other provisions of thisTitle, a court of apart of the United Kingdom before whom a defendant enters an appearance shall have jurisdiction. This rule shall not apply where appearance was entered solely to contest the jurisdiction, or where another court has exclusive jurisdiction by virtue of Article 16.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/27/schedule/4/part/TITLE/II/chapter/Section/6/crossheading/article-18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982/schedule-4/part-TITLE/II/chapter-Section/6/crossheading-article-18
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