Lex situs

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Latin for “the law of the place”. Relevant when contemplating the deep magic of taking security over assets in far-off places.

In a nutshell, international conventions of security law say that it is best to have security interests governed by the “lex situs” – the prevailing domestic law where the secured assets are physically located.

So, if your assets are held in a tri-party collateral arrangement in Luxembourg, for example, even if your trading contract is an English law 2010 GMSLA, you ought to have a Luxembourg law pledge to go with your English law fixed or floating charge.