Article 24 — Suits regarding contracts

(1) Suits regarding contracts may in the discretion of the plaintiff be instituted in the court of the place where the contract was made or was to be executed, unless some other place is mentioned in the contract. (2) Suits regarding a contract of carriage shall be instituted in ac- cordance with the provisions of Art. 208 Maritime Code or Art. 647 Commercial COGe , as the case may be. (3) Suits regarding a contract of insurance may be instituted in the court of the place where the head office of the insurance company concerned is situate or registered in Ethiopia or where the object insured is situate. (4) Suits regarding pledge, deposit or bailment may be instituted in the court of the place where the property which is the subject- matter of the suit is situate.