Legal Language Blog
Many countries, including China and the US, have begun leveraging AI to improve their legal systems. Does this spell the end of the human attorney?
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Viewed broadly, there are two mechanisms by which overseas attorneys may take evidence from a US witness.
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On February 27, 2019, SCOTUS handed down its review of the International Finance Corporation's appellate court's opinion. Herein we brief that opinion.
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In August 2018, the first appellate decision concerning removal before service of process was handed down in Encompass Insurance Co. v. Stone Mansion Restaurant.
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These are the seven common arguments opposing counsel tends to raise in order to have an Article 15 default judgment set aside.
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After Brexit many things in the UK will be different. For solicitors, an important change will involve the international service of process of, and the taking evidence abroad from, continental defendants.
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Imagine this: You have identified a key witness who has critical evidence for the success of your case. There's only one problem: the witness resides overseas and you've never taken evidence abroad.
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The law firm Piper Alderman published a report in 2018 on how to fast track a request for evidence taking in Australia from a US court. Specifically, Piper Alderman sought orders directly from the State Court, bypassing the usual process through the AAG’s office.
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Serving process internationally, especially if translation is required, can be costly in terms of both time and money. The last thing an attorney wants is to have the service quashed.
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Find out what to do when an opposing counsel refuses to produce an overseas party-witness or documents in their possession, custody or control.
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