Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Actor sequitur forum rei

The plaintiff follows the forum of the thing in dispute.

forum rei

[Latin] Hist. 1. The forum of the defendant, i.e., the place where the defendant is domiciled or resides. 2. FORUM REI SITAE.

forum rei gestae

[Latin] Hist. The forum or court of a res gesta (thing done); the place where an act was done, considered as a place of jurisdiction.

forum rei sitae

[Latin] Hist. The court where the thing or subjectmatter in controversy is situated, considered as a place of jurisdiction. - Often shortened to forum rei.