International Litigation Posts
Posted: July 12, 2010 in Evidence Taking
Both the United States and Germany are signatories to the Hague Evidence Convention, which is considered to provide an additional means by which the parties may collect evidence abroad.
However, from the German perspective, the use of the Hague Evidence Convention is mandatory with respect to evidence taken in Germany for foreign proceedings.
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Posted: May, 2010 in Corporate Law
When it comes to corporate litigation, you need the best representation possible. Discerning US directors and general counsel have chosen the top corporate law firms for 2010.
The list of the top 20 corporate law firms comes from the 10th America’s Best Corporate Law Firms Study. The study is held annually by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc.
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Posted: May, 2010 in Social Networking
Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are more popular than ever, and people are increasingly using social networking sites to connect with brands, businesses or companies. There is no reason why lawyers and law firms can’t use social networking to build a fan base and generate new business as well!
But how do lawyers go about creating fans on social networking sites?
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Posted: May, 2010 in Evidence Taking
The answer to this question, like any associated with international service of process and evidence taking, is complex and varies among different countries.
This is because the Convention requires the Hague Request to defer to the laws and procedural norms of the State in which they are to be executed.
Read More of Must Exhibits to a Hague Evidence Request be Translated? Here
Posted: January, 2007 in Service of Process
by Karina Shreefer
Service of process upon military personnel overseas is tortured by complications:
A military base in a foreign country has special jurisdictional issues in and of itself — the base is U.S. property within a different sovereign [...]
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Posted: January, 2007 in Service of Process
by Karina Shreefer
Legalization Procedure Prior to the Apostille Convention
Prior to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents1 (also known as the “Apostille Convention”), documents originating in one country for use in another country went through a lengthy legalization process meant to satisfy a [...]
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