ABLI–HCCH Webinar on Electronic Service of Documents and Remote Taking of Evidence

A webinar is being jointly organized by the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) to be held on 10 July 2025 from 5:00 to 6:10 PM (Singapore time) / 11:00 AM to 12:10 PM (CEST). The session will focus on two crucial and evolving aspects of cross-border dispute resolution: the electronic service of documents and the remote taking of evidence.

The initiative follows the previous ABLI–HCCH collaborations in 2022 and 2023, respectively noted here and here on this blog, which explored the operation of the 1965 Service Convention and the 2005 Choice of Court and 2019 Judgments Conventions in international commercial litigation. Continuing along this trajectory, the 2025 edition reflects the growing need to address the digital dimension of private international law mechanisms.

Topics will cover the electronic transmission of requests under the Service Convention, such as the use of IT for communication among Central Authorities and other competent authorities, service by electronic means across different jurisdictions and remote taking of evidence by video-link and electronic evidence under the Evidence Convention.

Speakers include Melissa Ford (Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law), Lucinda Orr (Enyo Law LLP), Justice Anselmo Reyes (Singapore International Commercial Court) and Xu Guojian (SGLA Law Firm).

For further information and to register, see here and here. An early bird discount is available until 10 June 2025. For queries, please contact Catherine Shen Haoyu at abli_info@abli.asia.