Section 104.5116 - Choice of law and forum1. The liability of an issuer, nominated person or adviser for action or omission is governed by the law of the jurisdiction chosen by an agreement in the form of a record signed by the affected parties or by a provision in his or her letter of credit, confirmation or other undertaking. The jurisdiction whose law is chosen need not bear any relation to the transaction.2. Unless subsection 1 applies, the liability of an issuer, nominated person or adviser for action or omission is governed by the law of the jurisdiction in which he or she is located. The issuer, nominated person or adviser for action or omission is considered to be located at the address indicated in his or her undertaking. If more than one address is indicated, he or she is considered to be located at the address from which his or her undertaking was issued.3. For the purpose of jurisdiction, choice of law and recognition of interbranch letters of credit, but not enforcement of a judgment, all branches of a bank are considered separate juridical entities and a bank is considered to be located at the place where its relevant branch is considered to be located under subsection 4.4. A branch of a bank is considered to be located at the address indicated in the branch's undertaking. If more than one address is indicated, the branch is considered to be located at the address from which the undertaking was issued.5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the liability of an issuer, nominated person or adviser is governed by any rules of custom or practice, such as the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, to which the letter of credit, confirmation or other undertaking is expressly made subject. If:(a) This article would govern the liability of an issuer, nominated person or adviser under subsection 1 or 2;(b) The relevant undertaking incorporates rules of custom or practice; and(c) There is conflict between this article and those rules as applied to that undertaking, those rules govern except to the extent of any conflict with the nonvariable provisions specified in subsection 3 of NRS 104.5103.6. If there is conflict between this article and article 3, 4, 4A or 9, this article governs.7. The forum for settling disputes arising out of an undertaking within this article may be chosen in the manner and with the binding effect that governing law may be chosen in accordance with subsection 1.Added to NRS by 1997, 358Amended by 2023, Ch. 505,§41, eff. 10/1/2023.Added to NRS by 1997, 358