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    This summary provides an overview of the key points about jurisdiction from the Legal Forms Manual. Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. It is important for lawyers to understand jurisdiction in order to know which court has authority over a particular case. There are different types of jurisdiction defined by the kinds of cases, the court's power of review, and the geographic location. Principles like ancillary jurisdiction are also important to jurisdiction.

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    This summary provides an overview of the key points about jurisdiction from the Legal Forms Manual. Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. It is important for lawyers to understand jurisdiction in order to know which court has authority over a particular case. There are different types of jurisdiction defined by the kinds of cases, the court's power of review, and the geographic location. Principles like ancillary jurisdiction are also important to jurisdiction.

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    This summary provides an overview of the key points about jurisdiction from the Legal Forms Manual. Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. It is important for lawyers to understand jurisdiction in order to know which court has authority over a particular case. There are different types of jurisdiction defined by the kinds of cases, the court's power of review, and the geographic location. Principles like ancillary jurisdiction are also important to jurisdiction.

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    The manual covers basic and essential legal forms used in corporate and litigation practice.

    Jurisdiction refers to the authority of a court to hear a case. It is important to know the jurisdiction of a court in order to determine where legal proceedings should be initiated.

    Jurisdiction can be classified according to the type of cases (general or limited/special), power of review (original or appellate), extent of exercise (exclusive or concurrent), and situs (territorial or extra-territorial).

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    Legal Forms Manual


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    this manual covers the different basic legal forms as well as the
    quintessential legal forms used in both corporate and litigation practice.

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    CHAPTER 1: JURISDICTION

    What is JURISDICTION?
    Authority given by law to a court or tribunal to hear and determine certain
    controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable
    It is the legal authority to hear and determine a cause or the right to act in a
    case.
    What is its SIGNIFICANCE to LEGAL FORMS?
    It is important to know which court has jurisdiction over the particular case a
    lawyer is handling in order to determine where proceedings should be
    initiated.
    KINDS OF
    JURISDICTION

    According to Types of Cases Tried


    General jurisdiction extends to all controversies which may be brought
    before a court within the legal bounds of rights and remedies
    Limited or Special jurisdiction confined to particular cases, and can be
    exercised only under the circumstances prescribed by the statute
    According to Power of Review
    Original exercised in the court at first instance
    Appellate power and authority conferred upon a superior court to re
    hear and determine causes which have been tried in inferior courts
    According to Extent of Exercise
    Exclusive confined to a particular tribunal or grade of courts and possessed
    by it to the exclusion of others
    Concurrent exercise by different courts at the same time over the same
    subject matter and within the same territory, and wherein litigants may, in
    the first instance, resort to one of them indifferently (but taking into
    consideration the doctrine of judicial hierarchy)
    According to Situs
    Territorial Jurisdiction exercised within the limits of the place where the court
    is located
    Extraterritorial Jurisdiction exercised beyond the confines of the place
    where the court is located
    IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES TO REMEMBER

    Doctrine of Ancillary Jurisdiction

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