https://lettersblogatory.com/2011/06/20/trouble-serving-process-in-china/ The Blog of International Judicial Assistance Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:26:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://lettersblogatory.com/2011/06/20/trouble-serving-process-in-china/#comment-181 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:26:32 +0000 http://lettersblogatory.com/?p=1462#comment-181 One follow-up: the Hague Service Convention does not apply at all when the defendant’s address is unknown. So if the Court does authorize alternate service, the Chinese individual defendants will not be able to argue that the plaintiff should have served them under the Convention, nor in the event of a default judgment will they be able to claim the protections the Convention provides to defendants who have defaulted without appearing.

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