Cap. 12 Art. 768Rules as to jurisdiction where some defendants reside in Malta and some in Gozo or Comino.

(1) Where the number of the defendants residing in Malta exceeds that of the defendants residing in the Islands of Gozo and

Comino, each of the defendants residing in Malta may deny the jurisdiction of the court of Gozo; and where the number of the defendants residing in the Islands of Gozo and Comino exceeds that of the defendants residing in Malta, each of the defendants residing in Gozo or Comino may deny the jurisdiction of the court of Malta.

(2) Where the jurisdiction of a court is denied by one of the parties, such court shall cease to have jurisdiction in regard to all the parties.