29Thus, the rule of special jurisdiction, laid down by that provision by way of derogation from the general rule that jurisdiction lies with the courts of the defendant’s place of domicile set out in Article 4 of that regulation, is based on the existence of a particularly close connecting factor between the dispute and the courts of the place where the harmful event occurred, which justifies the attribution of jurisdiction to those courts for reasons relating to the sound administration of justice and the efficacious conduct of proceedings (see, to that effect, judgments of 18 July 2013, ÖFAB, C‑147/12, EU:C:2013:490, paragraph 49, and of 24 November 2020, Wikingerhof, C‑59/19, EU:C:2020:950, paragraph 28).
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