# Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, Paragraph 7

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

(1) Apart from jurisdiction derived from other provisions of this Schedule, a court before whom a defender enters an appearance shall have jurisdiction.
(2) This rule shall not apply where appearance was entered to contest jurisdiction, or where another court has exclusive jurisdiction by virtue of rule 5 or where rule 5(2) applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/27/schedule/8/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982/schedule-8/paragraph-7
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