Part III Jurisdiction in Scotland
22 Supplementary provisions.
(1)
Nothing in Schedule 8 shall prevent a court from declining jurisdiction on the ground offorum non conveniens.
(2)
Nothing in Schedule 8 affects the operation of any enactment or rule of law under which a court may decline to exercise jurisdiction because of the prorogation by parties of the jurisdiction of another court.
(3)
For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that nothing in Schedule 8 affects thenobile officium of the Court of Session.
(4)
Where a court has jurisdiction in any proceedings by virtue of Schedule 8, that court shall also have jurisdiction to determine any matter which—
(a)
is ancilliary or incidental to the proceedings; or
(b)
requires to be determined for the purposes of a decision in the proceedings.