Choice of Law Clause
Choice of Law Provisions in Contracts - Nolo
A "choice of law" or "governing law" provision in a contract allows the parties to agree that a particular state's laws will be used to interpret the agreement.
Choice of law clause - Wikipedia
a term of a contract in which the parties specify that any dispute arising under the contract shall be determined in accordance with the law of a particular ...
Choice-of-Law Clauses - Transnational Litigation Blog
Choice-of-Law Clauses. A choice-of-law clause is a contractual provision that selects a law to govern the contract. These clauses facilitate settlement by ...
A Primer on Choice-of-Law Clauses - Transnational Litigation Blog
The purpose of a choice-of-law clause is to reduce legal uncertainty by prospectively selecting a law to govern the agreement between the ...
General Contract Clauses: Choice of Law | Practical Law - Westlaw
Choice of law clause, also known as a governing law clause, that allows the contracting parties to choose the substantive law of the appropriate state to ...
governing law | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Governing law is a contractual provision (also known as a choice of law provision) that determines which law shall apply in the event of a dispute.
Choice of Law Clause: Meaning & Samples (2022)
Choice of Law Clause Defined. Choice of law clauses, also known as governing law clauses, are a provision in contracts determining which laws apply to the ...
Governing Law and Choice of Forum Clauses Explained - LexisNexis
Exclusive jurisdiction means that an action can be commenced only in the chosen forum. Non-exclusive jurisdiction provides some flexibility to the parties as it ...
Choice of Law and Choice of Forum: Key Issues | Practical Law
The choice of law clause, also known as a governing law clause, allows the contract parties to choose the substantive law of the appropriate state to apply to ...
Examples of choice of law clauses in contracts - Afterpattern
9.6.Choice of Law. The Plan has been executed in the State of Illinois and has been drawn in conformity to the laws of that state and shall, except to the ...
Drafting Choice of Law and Choice of Forum Provisions for U.S. ...
Once a decision is made to include a choice of law provision in a commercial contract — and the parties have agreed what law this should be — ...
Making Sure Your “Choice-of-Law” Clause Chooses All of the Laws ...
The primary purpose of a choice-of-law clause is to avoid uncertainty over the law that would govern any disputes that may arise out the relationship created ...
Choice of Law Clause: Which Law Should Be Applied?
Generally, courts will enforce a choice-of-law provision so long as the chosen law bears a reasonable relationship to the parties or the ...
The Scope of Generic Choice of Law Clauses - UC Davis Law Review
A generic choice of law clause is one that provides that “the contract” will be “governed by” or “subject to” the chosen law. Here, there is a split of ...
The Scope of Generic Choice of Law Clauses
Some courts hold that a generic choice of law clause should be interpreted narrowly. That is, the parties' chosen law should be applied to ...
Jurisdiction and choice of law clauses in international contracts
Most jurisdiction clauses and choice of law clauses will specify that the choice of law is that of the court which has jurisdiction over the dispute.
40: Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts
A choice of law, or any modification of a choice of law, must be made expressly or appear clearly from the provisions of the contract ...
Choice of Law Clauses and Changing Law - The Reading Room
WHYTOCK, CONFLICT OF LAWS. 1052 (6th ed. 2018) (“A choice-of-law clause is itself an agreement that is usually contained in the contract that ...
Introducing Unilateral Choice-of-Law Clauses - CLS Blue Sky Blog
A unilateral choice-of-law clause does not choose a law to govern the contract at the time of signing. Instead, it gives one party the right to ...
The Mystery of the Missing Choice-of-Law Clause
In many instances, the absence of these clauses may be attributed to outdated forms, careless drafting, inattentive lawyers, or some combination ...