June 2015 - Sotos Class Actions

Letters rogatory: tips for compelling Canadian evidence in foreign court proceedings

U.S. civil subpoenas and civil subpoenas from other foreign courts have no legal effect in Canada. Canada is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil of Commercial Matters. The only way to compel Canadian evidence in a civil foreign proceeding is to apply for “letters rogatory” or […]

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