Submission and Waiver

"All the parties irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of [insert chosen court(s)] and waive any objection to proceedings in any such court on the ground of venue or on the ground that the proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum."

This wording is intended to support the parties’ choice in favour of their chosen court(s) by precluding arguments that, if seised, such a court should, even in the face of the parties' choice in its favour, exercise any discretion that it may have to nonetheless decline to hear proceedings (see When Will A Court Take Jurisdiction?). Accordingly, this is common, in particular, in US jurisdiction clauses but is strictly unnecessary in Europe (although it may assist when enforcing an English judgment in the US).

The wording may be added to:

• the Exclusive jurisdiction clause, naming the courts of one state;
• the Exclusive jurisdiction clause, naming the courts of more than one state; or
• the Non-exclusive jurisdiction clause.

See Which Jurisdiction Clause? for guidance as to which clause to use in which circumstances.