Global Seafood Inc. v. Bantry Bay Mussels Ltd.

HALL, Circuit Judge:

The issue presented by this case requires us to determine whether the clause “[t]his Agreement is governed by Irish Law and the Irish Courts” is a permissive or mandatory forum selection clause. The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Droney, /.) held that the clause was mandatory and entitled to presumptive enforcement, and, therefore, dismissed the suit for improper venue. We disagree. We conclude that the forum selection clause at issue was permissive because the clause contains no specific language of exclusion evidencing an intent by the…