Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
3-2000
Abstract
An increasingly popular manner of drafting jurisdiction clauses in cross-border contracts involves the selection of the courts of more than one jurisdiction. Traditionally, parties would submit all disputes to the courts of a particular country under an exclusive jurisdiction agreement or agree that the transaction is subject to a particular jurisdiction without intending to create an obligation to proceed there and nowhere else. Of late, the Singapore courts have encountered litigation over multi-courts jurisdiction agreements. A common form involves the naming of a particular court with one of the parties being given the option to proceed anywhere else.
Keywords
Conflict of laws, private international law, choice of jurisdiction in contracts, multi-courts jurisdiction agreements, civil procedure, contract law, Singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Courts | Jurisdiction
Research Areas
Public Law
Publication
Singapore Academy of Law Journal
Volume
13
Issue
1
First Page
120
Last Page
134
ISSN
0218-2009
Publisher
Singapore Academy of Law
Citation
TAN, Seow Hon.
Treatment of Multi-Courts Jurisdiction Agreements. (2000). Singapore Academy of Law Journal. 13, (1), 120-134.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/647
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