If business is conducted entirely within the USA, can a contract require that action be taken in England?

Michael Skadden 5 stars 1 reviews Rating: 10 International Law Attorney in Houston, TX Reveal number tel: (713) 785-8948 Private message Call Message Profile Posted on Mar 3 Many contracts have a choice of law and jurisdiction clause, which will generally be upheld by the courts. If you had a problem with this, you should have dealt with it when you negotiated the contract. Did you hire a lawyer to help you with it? As I have repeated here many times, international commerce is not for amateurs. In any case, you need a lawyer now. More 1 found this answer helpful found this helpful | 4 lawyers agree Undo Vote Helpful Undo Unhelpful Undo 0 comments

Pamela Koslyn 4.8888888888889 stars 45 reviews Rating: 10 Business Attorney in Los Angeles, CA Reveal number tel: (323) 467-2200 Call Profile Posted on Mar 2 "Forum selection" clauses are likely to be upheld by a court. https://www.attorneyqna.com/legal-guides/ugc/how-to-draft-a-contract-so-if-you-have-to-litigate-you-end-up-in-the-court-you-want Take your contract to a business litigator to have it reviewed. As the above Legal Guide discusses, the exact language of the clause matters to how it's enforced. doesn't pay us for these responses, and I'm not your lawyer just because I answer this question or respond to any follow-up comments. More 1 found this answer helpful found this helpful | 6 lawyers agree Undo Vote Helpful Undo Unhelpful Undo 0 comments

Andrekita Silva 3.8571428571429 stars 7 reviews Rating: 10 Family Law Attorney in Seattle, WA Reveal number tel: (206) 224-8288 Private message Call Message Profile Posted on Mar 3 Forum-selection clauses, although not "historically. . . favored," are "prima facie valid." See Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co., 407 U. S. 1 (1972). There are instances where a forum selection clause may not be enforced. In the case of Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 U.S. 585 (1991), the appellate court found good reasons NOT to enforce the forum selection clause. Unfortunately, the U.S.Supreme Court reversed and said “sorry, it's enforceable”. There were two dissenting Supreme Court justices who thought the appellate court got it right, and that the clause should NOT have been enforced. So, you should read those two cases (Bremen and Carnival Cruise)- you can find them on www.scholar.google. If you think you have a good case NOT to enforce the clause, you should hire a lawyer who can review your facts and give you’re an opinion about your particular case. More 0 found this answer helpful found this helpful | 3 lawyers agree Undo Vote Helpful Undo Unhelpful Undo 0 comments