The agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, and designates Australian courts as the forum for disputes, with no conflict of law provisions applied.
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The governing law clause designates New South Wales, Australia as the applicable legal jurisdiction, which may require users in the US, EU, and other regions to pursue disputes in an Australian forum or under Australian law. This has practical implications for users seeking to assert consumer protection rights under local law.
Interpretive note: Mandatory consumer protection provisions in EU, UK, California, and other jurisdictions may override the New South Wales governing law clause as applied to consumer users in those jurisdictions.
Governing law jurisdiction changed from Victoria to New South Wales, Australia, and exclusive jurisdiction requirement removed (no longer specifies exclusive court jurisdiction).
View full change record →Under this clause, disputes arising from the Terms are governed by New South Wales law, which may limit the applicability of consumer protection rights available under the laws of the user's home jurisdiction, depending on local mandatory law provisions. Applicable consumer protection frameworks in the EU, UK, and Australia may override or supplement this choice of law in certain circumstances.
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"These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New South Wales, Australia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Service.— Excerpt from Leonardo AI's Leonardo AI Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Choice of law and forum clauses are subject to mandatory consumer protection provisions in the EU (Rome I Regulation, which limits the ability to deprive consumers of protections in their home jurisdiction), UK, and Australian law. GDPR applies regardless of governing law designation where EU personal data is processed. The FTC's consumer protection authority applies to US users regardless of contractual choice of law. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The New South Wales governing law designation may create friction for users in the EU, UK, and US seeking to assert locally available consumer protection rights. However, mandatory law provisions in those jurisdictions may override the contractual choice of law for consumer users. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users retain rights under applicable EU consumer protection law regardless of a contractual choice of law clause (Rome I Regulation). UK users retain protections under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. California users retain CCPA rights. The practical ability of individual users to pursue disputes in New South Wales is a material consideration. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers in the EU, UK, or US should assess whether the governing law clause is compatible with their own contractual and regulatory obligations, and whether a jurisdiction-specific addendum is available. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should assess whether mandatory consumer protection provisions in their relevant jurisdictions override the New South Wales governing law clause, and document this analysis for enterprise deployments. GDPR compliance obligations apply independently of governing law designation.
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The governing law clause designates New South Wales, Australia as the applicable legal jurisdiction, which may require users in the US, EU, and other regions to pursue disputes in an Australian forum or under Australian law. This has practical implications for users seeking to assert consumer protection rights under local law.
Under this clause, disputes arising from the Terms are governed by New South Wales law, which may limit the applicability of consumer protection rights available under the laws of the user's home jurisdiction, depending on local mandatory law provisions. Applicable consumer protection frameworks in the EU, UK, and Australia may override or supplement this choice of law in certain circumstances.
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