Section 12.12(7)

On an application where the defendant was served with the claim either— and the defendant has not acknowledged service, the evidence must establish that— outside the jurisdiction without leave under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, the 2005 Hague Convention, the Lugano Convention or the Judgments Regulation; or within the jurisdiction but when domiciled in Scotland or Northern Ireland or in any other Convention territory or Member State, the claim is one that the court has power to hear and decide; no other court has exclusive jurisdiction under the Act, the 2005 Hague Convention, the Lugano Convention or Judgments Regulation to hear and decide the claim; and the claim has been properly served in accordance with Article 20 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act, Article 9(c) of the 2005 Hague Convention, Article 26 of the Lugano Convention, paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 to the Act, or Article 26 of the Judgments Regulation.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15