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Canada Accedes to the Apostille Convention
Canada has acceded to the Apostille Convention. The Convention will come into effect for Canada in January 2024. This is actually pretty big news, given the volume of US/Canada cross-border business, the number of families with roots on both sides of the border, and the generally close and friendly ties between the two countries. The……
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Investigation of the Day: To Catch a Thief
I thought you might be interested to follow along with an investigation into a cybercrime I’m currently working on. I am not going to discuss the specifics of the case, but even in broad strokes, I think it is interesting because the investigation is a little more detective work than I usually get to do.……
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Data-rich Post of the Day: John Coyle on Forum Selection Clauses
Some days I think Letters Blogatory has become the “Transnational Litigation Blog Republication and Review Service,” since I seem to spend a lot of time either commenting on things that TLB has posted or at least drawing your attention to them. That’s a testament to the excellent work Bill, Ingrid, Maggie, and John are doing.……
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The New National Strategy To Counter Antisemitism
The Biden Administration released the first National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism last week. This is a big, historic step forward. The new strategy focuses on education, boosting the safety and security of the Jewish community and Jewish institutions, reversing the increasing normalization of antisemitism in public spaces, online, and on university campuses, and encouraging communities……
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Post of the Day: Lawrence Collins on Section 1782 in the UK
Lawrence Collins (Lord Collins of Mapesbury, former justice of the UK Supreme Court) has a new post at the Transnational Litigation Blog on the use and misuse of Section 1782 in aid of UK litigation. The post has a useful review of cases where the UK courts have enjoined Section 1782 applications, and cases where……