The purchase of raw materials from India, the distribution of machines in the USA or the software licence contract with a service provider in Switzerland - a globalised economy creates globalised relationships and therewith also legal relationships.

The question is raised for each of these foreign contacts as to which national law is applicable? This question is the starting point for every form of legal advice in cases with a foreign factual situation. We take up this topic and consult comprehensively with regard to which legal order is applicable or how the application of a desired legal order can be brought about by respective contract drafting.