# The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001, Article 6: Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998


After rule 6.19(1) insert—
“(1A) A claim form may be served on a defendant out of the jurisdiction where each claim included in the claim form made against the defendant to be served is a claim which the court has power to determine under the Judgments Regulation and—
(a) no proceedings between the parties concerning the same claim are pending in the courts of any other part of the United Kingdom or any other Regulation State; and
(b) (i) the defendant is domiciled in the United Kingdom or in any Regulation State;
(ii) Article 22 of the Judgments Regulation refers to the proceedings; or
(iii) the defendant is a party to an agreement conferring jurisdiction to which Article 23 of the Judgments Regulation refers.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/4015/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-5-rules-2001/article-6
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