General Law

Prorogation

0637-en RE350 Civil Procedure Law As of 11.07.2026


The prorogation is the jurisdiction of a court which does not have jurisdiction per se as a result of party conduct (agreement, unconditional hearing of the defendant on the merits, waiver by the defendant of the claim of lack of jurisdiction).

Deutsch

Prorogation 0637-de

Die Prorogation ist Zuständigkeit eines an sich nicht zuständigen Gerichts infolge Parteiverhaltens (Vereinbarung, vorbehaltlose Verhandlung des Beklagten zur Hauptsache, Verzicht des Beklagten auf die Rüge der Unzuständigkeit).

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