I am delighted to announce the publication of a book that I have coauthored with Clotilde Normand, who practices at Baker & McKenzie in Paris, and Fanny Cornette, who teaches at the University of Rouen, on International Enforcement Law, or Cross-Border Debt Recovery (Droit international de l’exécution – Recouvrement des créances civiles et commerciales) . [read post]

I’m no expert on French law, but according to an article by David Stewart and Anna Conley that I’ve cited before, signification refers to service that must be made by personal delivery by a judicial officer or huissier, while notification refers to service that can be made by mail or even fax. 1 Letters Blogatory’s French correspondent, Fanny Cornette, points out that under the French Code de procédure Civile, there are times after the commencement of an… [read post]