I fielded an interesting phone call last week. It seems the caller rather enjoyed the august pages of my blog—thanks to a quick Google search on how to serve process in Italy—and rang me up to make sure he
It’s what we do.
This above all: keep it short, counsel.
Before he was Bilbo Baggins, Sir Ian Holm brought Polonius to life in Mel Gibson’s 1990 screen adaptation of Hamlet (long before Mel went stone cold nuts, but that’s a different story). For
The Thrust and Parry of Service Abroad
Litigation is civilized combat.
That’s not my original thought, but forgive the lack of appropriate credit. I don’t recall where I first heard it.
Sure, it’s an oft-criticized concept– thinking of litigators as warriors, hired guns, Viking marauders, etc. But it offers perspective
At the very least, name the jurisdiction properly
News broke on Monday that a White House statement issued during the G-20 summit referred to Xi Jinping as President of the Republic of China.
Oops.
Mr. Xi is the leader of the People’s Republic of China (PRC),
Overseas service gone wrong: The Nightmare Scenario, Part II
A few months ago, I offered up a nightmare scenario to illustrate the importance of properly serving under the Hague Service Convention. After I mentioned it in a CLE lecture (about legal blogging, of all things), a colleague asked me
Hague Mail Service… if you must do it, do it right.
“Right” is an arguable concept in this instance, but bear with me.
Among the alternative methods articulated in Article 10 of the Hague Service Convention is service by “postal channels.” In other words… good old mail service. That generally includes private couriers like FedEx, UPS, and DHL,
Foreign Holidays and Your Judge’s Timeline
(Hint: foreign holidays trump the judge.)
The prevailing rule: a plaintiff’s lawyer has to get things done in
Bosch is the ultimate bad guy? Serve them properly, too.
As if the earth-shattering scandal surrounding Volkswagen’s EPA “defeat device” were old news, we have become accustomed to story after story of the company’s wrongdoing. When the spotlight was cast on VW subsidiary Audi earlier this year, the story didn’t make many waves, seemingly because it was expected. If the parent did it, why
How to Serve Process Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Your defendant is a foreign government. Or a foreign government
How to Serve Process in Brazil (updated 2026)
[Author’s note: one of our staff members is a Brazilian attorney. While it’s not necessary that Brazilian counsel be involved, Julie has been a great addition to our staff and has a fantastic rapport with the Central Authority down