--(1) A claim form under rule 74.2(g) or (u) other than a claim in rem may be served out of the jurisdiction with the permission of the court if-
----(a) the defendant has his habitual residence or a place of business within Trinidad and Tobago;
----(b) the facts out of which the claim arises took place within waters of Trinidad and Tobago or within the limits of a port of Trinidad and Tobago; or
----(c) a claim arising out of the same incident or series of incidents is proceeding in the court or has been heard and determined in the court.
--(2) An application to serve a claim form out of the jurisdiction must be made in accordance with rule 7.5.
--(3) In this rule-
--"waters of Trinidad and Tobago" has the meaning placed on it by section 2 of the Act ; and
--"port" includes a place and a harbour.
Notes
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