In order for the Hague Service Convention (HSC) to govern the legal formalities of notifying defendants of claims against them, you’ve got to know where the defendant can be found. An address is critical to service anywhere, on any
No, really. I’ve argued ’til I’m blue in the face that Hague mail service is a bad idea. Sure, it might be perfectly valid from a legal perspective, but factually… oy vey, you got problems, friend.
But even the legal perspective just became murky. A few minutes ago, I got an email from the
A couple of years ago, I posited in “Removal and the Timing of Hague Service Convention Requests, Real World” that not only must service be effected properly, but the contents of the service packet had to be
We ain’t building rockets here. But we are building a ship of sorts, and a leaky vessel means the cargo may not make it to its destination. Serving process in Malta is subject to the strictures of the Hague Service Convention, regardless of
Last week, in “Wrong reasoning, right result?“ I ranted a bit– criticizing the latest in a nationwide string of wrong decisions involving FRCP 4(f)(3). At issue: whether courts can authorize service by email on defendants located in Hague Service Convention countries that object to
Just off Australia’s east coast lies a gorgeous chain of islands known today in large measure for its huge population of Elves, Orcs, and Dwarves (and one very grumpy little fellow). Before New Zealander Peter Jackson filmed his Lord
The question mark in that headline only applies to half of the headline.
The result might be correct, depending on facts not articulated in the order, but the logic behind N.D. Ohio’s
A couple of years ago, I posted an admonishment that Service of Process in Hong Kong means Hong Kong, CHINA. That post was a precursor to the nuts & bolts
Yet another rant here about advice from purported experts on service of process abroad. The usual tidbits have been making the rounds of late, according to clients who’ve called me.
As with many areas of the law, things usually aren’t as simple as they seem. Sure,
A highly relevant question comes up frequently when I’m handling a Hague Service project for my fellow lawyers:
What documents do I have to serve?
The genesis of the question is pretty straightforward– and completely reasonable. Most litigators are unfamiliar with
