England has become a favourite jurisdiction for defendants

Many disputes have arisen about jurisdiction clauses that govern which courts will hear cases when arguments arise.

Often different parts of the documentation of a complex transaction will give jurisdiction to different countries, meaning the first battle is about where a case should be heard.

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