Governing Law

Governing Law - The law that applies to a given legal matter, which may differ from the location of (1) the client and (2) the legal work being performed. This may be contractual (e.g., "governing law is Delaware") or it may be a function of law (e.g., "negligence claim is governed by Arkansas law").

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Governing Law
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Applicable Law
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Definition and Examples

Definition
The law that applies to a given legal matter, which may differ from the location of (1) the client and (2) the legal work being performed. This may be contractual (e.g., "governing law is Delaware") or it may be a function of law (e.g., "negligence claim is governed by Arkansas law").
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Translations

de-de
Anwendbares Recht
fr-fr
Droit applicable
en-gb
Governing Law
pt-br
Lei aplicável
es-es
Ley aplicable
es-mx
Ley aplicable
he-il
חוקי הממשל
hi-in
शासकीय कानून
zh-cn
管辖法律
ja-jp
適用法

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