15.4
Disputes
Low risk
Governing law
Which country’s law applies and which courts hear a dispute.
What this clause does
The governing law clause picks the law that interprets the contract and the courts that hear disputes. It rarely matters, until the day it matters a great deal.
What Rubrel flags
Rubrel compares the chosen law and forum against your approved list. It flags arbitration seats you have not approved and clauses that split the governing law from the courts.
How the redline usually lands
Most mismatches are fixed by swapping in your default jurisdiction. Rubrel marks this as low risk so your team can accept it in one click and move on.
Playbook positions
Standard position
Laws of Delaware, courts of New York.
Fallback
Any US state, or England and Wales for UK vendors.
Walk-away point