the sentence would read as follows:

***in the event of- legal action (or, recourse to courts) jurisdiction lies in/with the court of Athens***

Abuse of process - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abuse of process is a cause of action in tort arising from one party making a ... issued court process (civil or criminal) not justified by the underlying << legal action>>. ... of a valid cause of action for abuse of process in most common law jurisdictions are ... A cause of action for abuse of process may lie in situations where a criminal ...

Code of Administrative Court Procedure - Gesetze im Internet
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The special provisions of civil service law, as well as those on
<<< legal recourse to >>>.... legal relationship, territorial jurisdiction shall lie solely with the administrative ...