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The Meaning of “Forum Conveniens”

The Meaning of “Forum Conveniens” By Brian Madigan LL.B. The latin expression “forum conveniens” simply means “convenient forum”. It is to be distinguished from the expression “forum non conveniens”, or the inconvenient forum. The Court gets to make this decision at the outset of every case. The first question the Judge will ask is “do [...]

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