Lex fori

Conflict of laws
Preliminiaries
Characterisation Incidental question Renvoi Choice of law Conflict of laws in the United States Public policy Hague Conference
Definitional elements
Jurisdiction Procedure Forum non conveniens Lex causae Lex fori Forum shopping Lis alibi pendens
Connecting factors
Domicile Lex domicilii Habitual residence Nationality Lex patriae Lex loci arbitri Lex situs Lex loci contractus Lex loci delicti commissi Lex loci actus Lex loci solutionis Lex loci protectionis Proper law Lex loci celebrationis Choice of law clause Dépeçage Forum selection clause
Substantive legal areas
Status Capacity Contract Tort Marriage Nullity Divorce (Get, Talaq) Property Succession Trusts
Enforcement
Enforcement of foreign judgments Mareva injunctions Anti-suit injunctions

Lex fori (Latin for the laws of a forum) is a legal term used in the conflict of laws used to refer to the laws of the jurisdiction in which a legal action is brought. When a court decides that it should, by reason of the principles of conflict of law, resolve a given legal dispute by reference to the laws of another jurisdiction, the lex causae, the lex fori still govern procedural matters.

See also

• Lex causae
• Lex loci celebrationis
• Lex loci contractus
• Lex loci delicti commissi
• Lex loci rei sitae
• Lex situs
• Privilegium fori

References

Lex Fori refers to the law of the forum, which means the law that the Court naturally applies (e.g. Greek court would apply Greek law)