Rule 1-082 Jurisdiction and venue unaffected.

These rules only explain how court cases move forward step by step. They don't change which court has the power to hear a case, and they don't change where a case can be filed.

In other words, the procedures spelled out here are just about process. They don't give a court new authority it didn't already have, and they don't take away authority it did have. The same goes for venue, meaning the rules don't change the legal standards that decide which specific court location is the right place to file a lawsuit. Those questions are answered by other laws, not by these procedural rules.