What is a Choice of Forum Clause | Venue Selection and Forum Selection Clauses Explained

What is a choice of forum clause and why is it important? Most contracts and terms of service agreements contain a paragraph where the parties are choosing the forum or venue to decide any dispute.

In this video I explain what a choice of forum clause is, why it is important, whether courts abide by these clauses, and go through YouTube and Facebook’s clauses to show examples.

00:00 Intro
00:23 What is choice of forum or a forum selection clause?
02:05 How does a forum selection clause help you?
03:10 Do courts enforce choice of forum?
05:38 Example: YouTube’s choice of forum
07:28 Example: Microsoft’s choice of forum
11:43 Choice of forum tips

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