Rules, Britannia. Britannia rules the *ways*… to serve there.
Pardon the very esoteric pun. For the uninitiated, see here. You know the tune. But most of us Yanks don’t know the words:
Rule, Britannia!
Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never will be slaves.
Bear with
How to Serve Process in Spain (updated 2026)
Once we get past the romantic mental images of bullfights and Picasso, or of Hemingway running through cobbled streets in a white shirt & red scarf while being chased by large farm animals, Spain is rightly seen as a highly industrialized society– one with many of the same problems shared by its Mediterranean neighbors, and
Opioid litigation defendants– don’t forget the foreigners.
Cities, counties, and states across the country are launching an avalanche of lawsuits directed at pharmaceutical manufacturers who allegedly colluded to overprescribe and overdistribute narcotic pain medications. They’re joined by health insurance carriers, unions, pension funds, and other interest
Summons to Go Abroad? Nothing Special About It.
On at least three separate occasions in as many weeks, a client or client’s paralegal has asked me for guidance on the issuance of a summons. In each case, the clerk of court insisted that (1) a special summons was necessary in order to comply with “Hague
Removal and the Timing of Hague Service Convention Requests
Very frequently, I rail in this space about keeping service costs down by reining in the length of documents to be translated. But even assuming a limited stack of docs to serve, that’s not the only way
Reams of paper, gallons of fuel
Polonius, Hamlet, Act. 2, Sc. 2. “Each allegation must be simple, concise, and direct. No technical form is required.” FRCP 8(d)(1).
In a valiant quest to be a paperless lawyer, I
How to Best Serve Outside the Hague Service Convention
A client emailed me the other day, asking how to serve a foreign defendant. A pretty common occurrence that prompts either a “take a look at this blog” reply or a short &
How to Serve Process in Puerto Rico
This conversation happens pretty frequently. At first glance, it might seem like a silly discussion to have, but in reality, most of us don’t have a good handle
Serving Overseas: Employment Litigation
My practice area is a very tight niche, and explaining it to colleagues sometimes means getting into very tall weeds. Odd conversations tend to follow my CLE lectures. Or bar association happy hours. Or tours of farwaway legislative chambers.
I’ll describe what I do, and the