6 Jurisdiction Agreements: Primary Obligations
From: Agreements on Jurisdiction and Choice of Law
Adrian Briggs
- Subject(s):
- Nature of anti-suit injunction — Injunctions to arbitration restrain proceedings — Limitations on jurisdiction — Restriction on remedy — Stays of English proceedings — Article 23
6.01 The common law on jurisdiction agreements is the very model of simplicity: if it is shown that an agreement was made for the jurisdiction of a court, that agreement is to be observed by the parties and given effect by the court. If it is shown that an agreement was made for the exclusive jurisdiction of a court, that agreement is to be observed by the parties and given effect by the court. If authority for anything so obvious is needed, the restatement in Donohue v Armco Inc1 is as clear and authoritative a statement of the principle as could be wished for....
