LAW APPLICABLE AND COMPETENT COURT The Agreement is governed by [insert the national law of the NA]. The competent court determined in accordance with the applicable national law shall have sole jurisdiction to hear any dispute between the institution and the participant concerning the interpretation, application or validity of this Agreement, if such dispute cannot be settled amicably.
Proceedings; Orders (a) There is no pending Proceeding and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Person has threatened to commence any Proceeding:
(i) to which Company is a party or which directly relates to any of the assets owned or used by the Company (whether or not the Company is named as a party thereto) and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that would be reasonably expected to give rise to, or serve as a reasonable basis for, the commencement of any such Proceeding; or
(ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Acquisition or the Company’s ability to comply with or perform its obligations and covenants under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Agreements and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that would be reasonably expected to give rise to, or serve as a reasonable basis for, the commencement of any such Proceeding.
(b) Within the last five years, no material Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such Proceeding has been threatened.
(c) There is no Order to which the Company, or any of the assets owned by the Company, is subject.
(d) To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the General Partner nor any officer, employee, or contractor of the Company or of the General Partner, is subject to any Order that prohibits the General Partner, officer, employee or contractor of the Company or the General Partner from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the Company’s business.
(e) There is no proposed Order that, if issued or otherwise put into effect (i) would or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) would otherwise have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with the Acquisition.
Court ordered services and supplies including court-ordered care or testing, or services required as a condition of parole, probation, release or because of any legal proceeding.
APPLICABLE LAW AND COMPETENT COURT 15.1 The Agreement is governed by law of the Czech Republic.
15.2 The competent court determined in accordance with the applicable national law shall have sole jurisdiction to hear any dispute between the organisation and the participant concerning the interpretation, application or validity of this Agreement, if such dispute cannot be settled amicably.
Legal Proceedings; Orders (a) There is no pending Proceeding:
(i) that has been commenced by or against the Acquired Company or that otherwise relates to or may affect the business of, or any of the assets owned or used by, the Acquired Company; or
(ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated Transactions. To Sellers’ Knowledge, (1) no such Proceeding has been Threatened, and (2) no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Proceeding. Seller Parties have made available to Purchaser in the Data Room copies of all pleadings, correspondence, and other documents relating to each Proceeding listed in Part 3.14(a) of the Seller Parties Disclosure Schedule. The Proceedings listed in Part 3.14(a) of the Seller Parties Disclosure Schedule could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) There is no Order to which the Acquired Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Acquired Company, is subject.
(c) No officer, director, agent, or employee of the Acquired Company is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer, director, agent, or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity, or practice relating to the business of the Acquired Company.
(d) The Acquired Company is, and at all times has been, in full compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each Order to which it, or any of the assets owned or used by it, is or has been subject.
(e) No event has occurred or circumstance exists that may constitute or result in (with or without notice or lapse of time) a violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Order to which the Acquired Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Acquired Company, is subject.
(f) The Acquired Company has not received, at any time, any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding any actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any term or requirement of any Order to which the Acquired Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Acquired Company, is or has been subject.
Applicable Law; Forum, Venue and Jurisdiction (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
(b) Each of the Partners and each Person holding any beneficial interest in the Partnership (whether through a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing or otherwise):
(i) irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or proceedings (A) arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement (including any claims, suits or actions to interpret, apply or enforce the provisions of this Agreement or the duties, obligations or liabilities among Partners or of Partners to the Partnership, or the rights or powers of, or restrictions on, the Partners or the Partnership), (B) brought in a derivative manner on behalf of the Partnership, (C) asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, or other employee of the Partnership or the General Partner, or owed by the General Partner, to the Partnership or the Partners, (D) asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware Act or (E) asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, in each case regardless of whether such claims, suits, actions or proceedings sound in contract, tort, fraud or otherwise, are based on common law, statutory, equitable, legal or other grounds, or are derivative or direct claims;
(ii) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in connection with any such claim, suit, action or proceeding;
(iii) agrees not to, and waives any right to, assert in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding that (A) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or of any other court to which proceedings in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware may be appealed, (B) such claim, suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (C) the venue of such claim, suit, action or proceeding is improper;
(iv) expressly waives any requirement for the posting of a bond by a party bringing such claim, suit, action or proceeding; and
(v) consents to process being served in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding by mailing, certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices hereunder, and agrees that such services shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof; provided, nothing in clause (v) hereof shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Continuing Jurisdiction of the Court The Parties agree that, after entry of Judgment, the Court will retain jurisdiction over the Parties, Action, and the Settlement solely for purposes of (i) enforcing this Agreement and/or Judgment, (ii) addressing settlement administration matters, and (iii) addressing such post-Judgment matters as are permitted by law.
Alternative Arbitration Proceedings Alternatively, the Parties may refer the matter to the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA) which offers a neutral venue for the conduct of national and international arbitration with commitment to providing institutional support to the arbitral process.
Arbitration Proceedings Arbitration between the parties will be subject to the following:
Application to Court If (i) a claim for indemnification or advancement of Expenses is denied, in whole or in part, (ii) no disposition of such claim is made by the Company within ninety (90) days after the request therefore, (iii) the advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement or (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to the Delaware Court of Chancery, the court in which the Proceeding is or was pending, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, for the purpose of enforcing the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification (including the advancement of Expenses) pursuant to this Agreement.
