Lex fori

Lex fori (Latin: the law of the forum) is a choice of law rule. If applicable, it provides that the
law of the jurisdiction or venue in which a legal action is brought applies.[1]

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.[2]

See also
Lex loci celebrationis
Lex loci contractus
Lex loci delicti commissi
Lex loci rei sitae
Privilegium fori

References
1. "Lex fori" (https://web.archive.org/web/20190103005137/https://www.getlegal.com/dictionar
y/lex+fori/). getlegal.com. Archived from the original (https://www.getlegal.com/dictionary/le
x+fori/) on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
2. Collins, Lawrence (2000). Dicey and Morris on the Conflicts of Laws (13th ed.). London:
Sweet & Maxwell. p. 157.

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