For the entire life of my firm, I’ve had a recurring theme in just about every blog I’ve posted: yes, counsel, you do have to translate that thing. Translation is almost always unavoidable if you want a realistic chance of collecting a judgment. But last summer, I offered some tips to limit the cost
Serve Audi, serve Volkswagen too
Much has been made lately of the Volkswagen “defeat device” scandal, and it seems to now encompass Audi as well. For the uninitiated, the un-refuted story is that VW programmed its diesel vehicles
How to Serve Process in Israel (updated 2024… addressing Gaza)
[Author’s Note: yes, things are still functioning in Israel despite the war in Gaza, with the obvious exception of service within Gaza itself. For defendants not located in the Palestinian territories, service is essentially business as usual.]
Serving process in Israel is subject to the strictures of the Hague Service Convention, regardless of which U.S.
How to Serve Process in Ireland — both the Republic AND Northern (updated 2025)
We’re not 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 Ireland is subject
You can’t simply serve a U.S. subsidiary
[Update, 2022: For a more academic view of this issue, see William S. Dodge, Substituted Service and the Hague Service Convention, 63 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1485 (2022). Oh, and FCA is no longer FCA, but I like the pun, so I
Hague Service Requests and Getting the Language Right, Part 2
Yes, counsel, you do have to translate that thing—at least, if you’re sending it to a non-English-speaking country. There are a couple that don’t require translation, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still necessary. [Click here to see why.]
That said, getting a translation is not as simple as a Google search to
Hague Service Requests and Getting the Language Right, Part 1
Yes, counsel, you do have to translate that thing—at least, if you’re sending it to a non-English-speaking country. There are a couple that don’t require translation, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still necessary. [Click here to see why.]
That said, getting a translation is not as simple as a Google search to
The Thought of Legal Subcontracting
Lawyers love analogies, and a good one tickled my brain as I listened to a bright young homebuilder speak during a panel discussion on entrepreneurship hosted recently by the Kansas City Business Journal. She talked about how vital it is to have the right subcontractors
How to Serve Process in Austria
Update: see here for the NEW AND EXCLUSIVE way to serve in Austria, beginning September 12, 2020. The Hague Service Convention has entered into force in Austria. Its declarations are yet to be
How to Serve Process in Korea (updated 2025)
Nope. We’re not 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. When we talk about cargo ships, there’s a significant chance the name Hanjin is painted on the side. It’s among the biggest shippers on the seven seas,