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Are you being served? (Water Splash, Inc v Menon)

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Published on: 15 December 2016

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Table of contents

Briefly, what was this decision about?
What are the practical implications for practitioners as a consequence of this decision?
What were the findings in this US Supreme Court decision as to whether the Hague Service Convention authorises service of process by email?
What should lawyers in the UK take note of?
Are there any trends emerging in this area of law? What are your predictions for the future?

Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: Does the Hague Service Convention ever permit service of process by mail? Ryan Bull and Edward Schorr, both partners, and Derek Craig, associate, at Baker Botts LLP, report in light of a recent US Supreme Court ruling.

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