TL;DR… be patient. It’s a process.
Several years ago, I published a pair of posts that are even more important to keep in mind now, in a post-pandemic world:
Get out of your American lawyer head.
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How to Serve Process in Czechia (the nation formerly known as… the Czech Republic)
For starters, it’s officially been simply Czechia since 2016 (see here). Peggy and I were just there a couple of weeks ago, and even the Czechs still call it the Czech Republic and Czechia interchangeably; admittedly, so do
Focus on value– don’t just go for the low bidder when serving overseas defendants.
The Dutch– an exceedingly practical and direct people– have a saying: Goedkoop is Duurkoop. Cheap is expensive. We of the anglophone persuasion have a variation on that theme: you get what you pay for.
But the Dutch version captures reality
Translating Hague service documents yourself? Bad idea.
At least once a month, one of my clients will say “we have a translator that we work with– they take care of us pretty well.” That sets my teeth on edge, because extraordinarily ugly things can result, especially if
How to Serve Process in El Salvador
At long last, the 1965 Hague Service Convention has entered into force in El Salvador. As of today, October 1, 2024, service there is subject to the strictures of the Convention, regardless of which U.S. or Canadian venue is hearing
How to Serve Process in the Dominican Republic
At long last, the 1965 Hague Service Convention has entered into force in the Dominican Republic (DR). As of today, October 1, 2024, service there is subject to the strictures of the Convention, regardless of which U.S. or Canadian venue
Simultaneous Hague Service on multiple defendants? Probably not.
Our firm routinely handles service in complex cases involving multiple defendants in multiple countries, nearly always pursuant to the Hague Service Convention. In many of those cases, two or three (or even more) defendants are domiciled at the same address–
Specious arguments from opposing counsel– and the critical need to argue.
Shortly after I hung out my shingle, I posted that defense counsel should always question the validity of Hague Service. Why?
- Well, the Request may have been signed by a layperson who isn’t authorized to sign Hague Requests.
What happens on the back end of Hague service?
Whenever I receive a Hague Service Certificate from a foreign authority, I pass it along to my client with a few pieces of advice– all sketched out in various blog posts. This is merely a consolidation of a few things
A Hague-compliant roadmap for service on “Schedule A” defendants.
Just getting the address right is only half the battle, y’all.
A huge hat tip to my friend and fellow law blogger, Ted Folkman, for his Case of the Day post last week about Peanuts Worldwide v. The Partnerships and