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Can Texas Plaintiffs Serve Process on the Home-State Registered Agents of Out-of-State Defendants?

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An analysis of Lawton Candle v. BG Personnel LP and Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 108. In a recent case, Lawton Candle v. BG Personnel LP, the Dallas Court of Appeals overturned a default judgment against an Oklahoma LLC...more

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China Amends Foreign-Related Civil Procedure Rules

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On September 1, 2023, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) of the PRC adopted the amendments to the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (the Amended CPL). The amendments...more

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Recent Changes to the Ohio Rules Address Remote Attendance, Discovery Disputes, and Service of Process

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The following highlights several of the changes to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure that went into effect on July 1, 2023. The changes impact, among other things, physical and remote appearance, the rules governing...more

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UK Court: Procedural Failures Not Fatal to Service Out of Jurisdiction

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Procedural omissions for service out of the jurisdiction will not impact issuance of a claim for the purposes of limitation. In Chelfat v. Hutchinson 3G UK Limited [2022] EWCA Civ 455, the UK Court of Appeal recently...more

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Recent Amendments to English Civil Procedure Help Simplify the Issuance of Contractual Claims Against Foreign Defendants—Service...

On 6 April 2021, an amendment was introduced to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/3132) (the “CPR”) at Part 6 concerning service out of the jurisdiction. The change is of interest where at least one or more...more

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Change to Rules of Service Out of the United Kingdom Following the Recast Brussels Regulation

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Introduction - Regulation 44/2001 (the “Original Brussels Regulation”), which aimed to harmonise the approach to jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments across European Union Member States’...more

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