Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was passed to implement the Brussels Convention of 1968 into British law. As well as governing whether the courts of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have jurisdiction to hear cases against defendants in other contracting states, the act provided a statutory basis for the division of jurisdiction between the three jurisdictions within the UK. No provision was made in 1982 for division of jurisdiction between the UK and Gibraltar; this was rectified by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Gibraltar) Order 1997 (SI 1997/2602) which stated that, for the purposes of the 1982 act, Gibraltar should be treated as a separate contracting state.

Long titleAn Act to make further provision about the jurisdiction of courts and tribunals in the United Kingdom and certain other territories and about the recognition and enforcement of judgments given in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; to provide for the modification of certain provisions relating to legal aid; and for connected purposes.

Citation1982 c. 27

Territorial extentUnited Kingdom^[b]

Royal assent13 July 1982

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Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make further provision about the jurisdiction of courts and tribunals in the United Kingdom and certain other territories and about the recognition and enforcement of judgments given in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; to provide for the modification of certain provisions relating to legal aid; and for connected purposes.
Citation	1982 c. 27
Territorial extent	United Kingdom[b]
Dates
Royal assent	13 July 1982
Commencement	various[c]
Other legislation
Amended by	Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 Criminal Justice Act 1993 Drug Trafficking Act 1994 Scotland Act 1998 Criminal Finances Act 2017
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

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A further significant amendment was made to the act by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991 which gave courts power under the Lugano Convention, and later by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001 which gave courts jurisdiction under Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 (commonly known as the Judgments Regulation or the Brussels Regulation). The latter applies to all 27 current member states of the European Union.