Powers of attorney: are formal validity requirements determined by English law or the foreign jurisdiction in which the power will be used? | Practical Law
We asked 4 Stone Buildings whether, if an English company is granting a power of attorney for use in a foreign jurisdiction and the power of attorney is expressed to be governed by the laws of that jurisdiction, the applicable formal validity requirements will be determined by English law or the laws of the foreign jurisdiction in which the power is to be used.