Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (UK)

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Practice Note: International jurisdiction—allocating employment cases between national courts and tribunals The EU rules governing applicable law in civil and commercial cases in the UK and EU member states before the end of the transition period can be found in the following EU instruments and agreements:

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For guidance on international jurisdiction when the proceedings were instituted on or before 31 December 2020, see: If the claim is a common law claim brought in the courts, such as a claim for damages for breach of contract or to enforce post-termination restrictions (restrictive covenants), the rules on jurisdiction in CJJA 1982 and the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) will apply. Text of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.UK courts are unable to certify judgments as EEOs, issue EOPs or ESCP judgments. Claims which would have been capable of being pursued in the UK under the EOP or ESCP Regulations prior to the end of the transition period need to be made in the appropriate court as ordinary civil claims. For claims initiated after the end of the transition period, involving an exclusive choice of court agreement entered into from 1 October 2015, in which the chosen court is established in a contracting party to that Convention (which includes all EU member states), the rules of the Hague Convention 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements) apply. These rules apply to proceedings instituted on or after 1 January 2021 and they replace Brussels I (recast) and the Lugano Convention which applied in respect of proceedings instituted before the end of the Brexit transition period. the ESCP Regulation still applies to small claims procedures for which the application was lodged before the end of the transition period. the Rome I Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) continues to apply in respect of contracts concluded before the end of the transition period;

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for non-contractual obligations, Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 (the Rome II Regulation) applies to events giving rise to damage which occurs after 11 January 2009. The treatment of transitional cases (where proceedings commenced before the end of the transition period) is governed by:This Practice Note considers the provisions of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (CJJA 1982), which determine the question of international jurisdiction in relation to employment proceedings instituted on or after 1 January 2021. Legislation dealing with the “Rome” rules on applicable law is contained in the following statutory instrument: The Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/834). This instrument amended the Rome I and Rome II Regulations as retained by the EU Withdrawal Act 2018 so that they operate effectively as domestic law and made amendments to other related legislation. for contractual obligations, Regulation (EC) No 593/2009 (the Rome I Regulation) applies to contracts entered into from 17 December 2009; the 1980 Rome Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations applies to contracts entered into between 1 April 1991 and 16 December 2009); EEOs, EOPs and ESCP judgments issued by EU member state courts are no longer recognised or enforceable in the UK; and Note that the following have been amended with effect from 11pm on 31 December 2020 to ensure in particular that their provisions are consistent with Title VI of the Withdrawal Agreement.

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Note also that the Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 contains provisions giving legal effect in domestic law to the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements and amending the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1124), which came into force at the end of the Transition Period. the Rome 2 Regulation applies in respect of events giving rise to damage, where such events occurred on or after 11 January 2009 (including after the end of the transition period). Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/479), which was amended by The Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1574) The 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements still applies to the UK (without interruption) from its original entry into force date of 1 October 2015. It was given the force of law in domestic law on 1 January 2021 by the Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020, which also amended the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1124). Transitional cases in England and Wales the Rome 1 Regulation continues to apply in respect of contracts concluded from 17 December 2009 (including after the end of the transition period); andfor cases under the Brussels 1a Regulation and its predecessors and the EU-Denmark Agreement, Articles 67 and 69 of the Withdrawal Agreement The treatment of transitional cases by EU member state courts is governed by Title VI, Part 3 of the Withdrawal Agreement. Practitioners should note, however, that both the Rome I and Rome II Regulations apply whether or not the applicable law is the law of an EU member state or not (see Article 2 of Rome I and Article 3 of Rome II).