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News from Around the PlanetInternational Depositions by Written Questions
Conducting depositions abroad by written questions can save significant time and money when costs of traveling in person or taking a deposition by videoconference just don’t make sense from a cost perspective. If you decide to take a deposition by written questions,...
Travel Tips for International Depositions
International depositions require seamless coordination, flawless organization, and good timing. Advanced planning and attention to detail are essential to ensure a successful outcome. When traveling internationally for depositions, it is imperative that you be...
Planning Depositions in Spellbinding Italy
Italy is famed for her contributions to art throughout the ages (the David, the Sistine Chapel, the Mona Lisa, to name but a few), as well as her savory cuisine and the hospitality of her people. Italy’s natural beauty, from Capri’s magnificent Blue Grotto to the...
Mobile Videoconferencing in Trial
By David André In my last blog I discussed dynamic evidence that can grab a jury’s attention. This month I’ll discuss the use of mobile videoconferencing in trial and compare it to the use of de bene esse videotaped depositions. When it comes to de bene esse...
Vetting Court Reporters, Videographers, and Interpreters for International Depositions
By Neal Price Retaining certified and highly experienced court reporters, videographers and interpreters when taking depositions abroad will save money and ensure that the proceedings run smoothly. The following questions should be asked of your vendor before a...
Grace Under Pressure – Professionalism and Problem Solving
By Tom Feissner It has often been said that professionalism is not the job you do, it’s how you do the job. The truth of this old adage was made especially clear recently during depositions taking place in Tokyo. Unlike depositions in most other countries, which are...
Fast-food Foundations to a Great Customer Experience
By Brittany Davies The day I turned sixteen, my parents told me I needed to work to help pay for my education and for any of the teenage wants I seemed to think I needed at the time. Being that my mother is an operations manager at McDonald’s, I chose to work there –...
Which Describes You Best – Complaisant or Complacent?
Merriam-Webster defines complaisant as: willing or eager to please other people; easily convinced to do what other people want. And complacent is defined as: satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them. As busy professionals, we can sometimes find...
How to Depose a Danish Witness in The Netherlands
Denmark has declared, per Articles 15 and 16 of The Hague Evidence Convention, that depositions may not be taken in Denmark by diplomatic or consular officers without prior permission from the Danish Ministry of Justice. Regardless of the witness’ nationality, the...
Meet the “Pink Ladies” of Oshika, Japan
By Tom Feissner Each day, hundreds of women living along Japan’s Oshika Peninsula can be seen going to work in bright pink kappa emblazoned with heart-shaped Union Jacks. Kappas are a type of heavy-duty overall that have been used by Japanese fishermen for generations...