Practice question
Before suit, parties validly agree in writing on City F as exclusive venue for a covered civil dispute. The action is then filed in a City F court that lacks statutory jurisdiction over its subject matter. Can the exclusive clause cure that defect?
- Yes, exclusivity gives the chosen court unlimited competence.
- No; the clause may govern geographical venue but cannot supply the missing subject-matter authority.
- Yes, if neither party initially objects.
- Yes, because every written agreement overrides jurisdictional statutes.
- No, because all exclusive-venue clauses are void.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC, Rules 4 and 8 Section 12, civil venue and affirmative defenses: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
- Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 110 Sections 10 and 15, criminal place of commission: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Galang v Wallis, G.R. No. 223434, July 3, 2019, main decision, general and special jurisdiction (not historical monetary thresholds): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/jul2019/gr_223434_2019.html
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