Please describe the function and definition of venue.?

Question

How does it differ between Subject Matter Jurisdiction and JOPOT (maybe I would understand this easier once I clearly understood the definition of venue) I am pretty set with the definition of SMJ and JOPOT.

Thanks for your help

Answer 1

Venue is where the trial is held -- which is different from jurisdiction, the latter being the authority of a court to hear the case and render a decision.

Subject matter jurisdiction deals with the types of cases the court can hear -- which is often subtly different than geographical jurisdiction, which is what courts are allowed to hear a particular case based on where the relevant events happened.

But either form of jurisdiction is independent of where the trial is held -- and venue can be changed for a variety of reasons, mostly procedural -- while jursidication cannot.