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Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments (European Communities) Act, 1988

Venue for certain proceedings instituted in Circuit Court or District Court by virtue of this Act.

14.—(1) Subject to Title II of the Convention, the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court as respects proceedings that may be instituted in the State by virtue of Article 2, 8.1, 11 or 14 shall, where, apart from this subsection, that jurisdiction would be determined by reference to the place where the defendant or one of the defendants resides or carries on business, be exercised by the judge of the Circuit Court for the time being assigned to the circuit where the defendant or one of the defendants ordinarily resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation.

(2) The jurisdiction of the Circuit Court and the District Court as respects proceedings that may be instituted in the State by virtue of Article 14 by a plaintiff domiciled in the State may be exercised as follows:

(i) in the case of the Circuit Court, by the judge of the Circuit Court for the time being assigned to the circuit where the plaintiff or one of the plaintiffs ordinarily resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation, or

(ii) in the case of the District Court, by the justice of the District Court for the time being assigned to the district court district in which the plaintiff or one of the plaintiffs ordinarily resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation.