Cross-Border Civil Judicial Litigation: Service of Documents and Taking of Evidence

In 2020, the recasts of the EU Regulations on service of documents (Regulation no. 2020/1784) and taking of evidence (Regulation no. 2020/1783) in cross-border civil cases were approved by the EU legislator. They entered into force in August 2022.

This course proposes a comprehensive scrutiny of these instruments, highlighting the main innovations brought by their 2020 recast versions. At the same time, it will also examine these instruments in the light of the European Court of Justice case law under previous versions of those instruments and to which extent such case law remains in application.

Besides analysing the referred EU instruments, the course will also provide an overview of the equivalent instruments elaborated by the Hague Conference: the 1965 Hague Service Convention and the 1970 Hague Evidence Convention. In this manner, participants will attain a global picture of the possibilities they might encounter when taking evidence or serving documents in a cross-border context.

What will you learn:

Participants will have the opportunity to learn the following:

• the scope of application of both the Service and Evidence Regulation
• which are the main innovations brought by the 2020 updated versions of the Service and Evidence Regulations
• the different possibilities offered by the Service Regulation to serve documents in other Member States
• the Brussels I bis Regulation’s alternative path to the Evidence Regulation to take evidence in another Member State
• the differences between the EU instruments on service and evidence and their counterparts of the Hague Convention.

Course methodology/highlights:

The course provides an analysis of the different scrutinized European and International legal instruments on the service of documents and taking evidence in the light of the national practice and relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and domestic courts.

The course has an interactive character, giving room for participants to intervene in each session, while trainers will often ask questions intended to trigger discussions among participants.

Prior to the course, you will be given access to the course materials on our digital learning platform. Such materials include the texts of the legal instruments analysed as well. This includes a short questionnaire, which will help us identify any specific questions you may have so we can consider as many of them as possible during the course.

Preparatory reading and materials will be available on the platform to facilitate joining the course. All course materials will be made available for the participants.

This course is designed to provide participants with the necessary knowledge to understand how the different EU and international instruments on the service of documents and taking of evidence in cross-border civil litigation apply.

This course might be of particular interest for:

• lawyers and other private legal practitioners who deal with cross-border claims;
• in-house legal counsels in corporations;
• bailiffs and other civil enforcement agents;
• judges and court clerks;
• civil servants in governmental institutions working in the field of cross-border judicial cooperation.

Course venue
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers – EIPA Luxembourg
8 rue Nicolas Adames
1114 Luxembourg

Programme Organiser
Mr Naoise Crowley
Tel: +352 426 230 306
n.crowley@eipa.eu

Fee
The fee includes documentation, refreshments and lunches. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.

EIPA member fee

EIPA offers a discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency.

Who are the supporting countries?
Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.

For all other participants, the regular fee applies.

Early bird discount
The early bird discount is not cumulative with other discounts or promo codes, except for the EIPA member fee.

Loyalty coupon
As a token of appreciation we offer all our participants a loyalty coupon for one of our future courses. The offer can be shared with colleagues and relevant networks. The coupon will expire one year after its release. This discount is not cumulative with other discounts, except for the EIPA member fee.

Meals
Dietary preferences can be indicated on the registration form.

Hotel reservations
EIPA has special price arrangements with a number of hotels. Most rates are including breakfast and tourist tax. Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please book directly via the links below. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel upon checking out.

Kirchberg

• Hotel Melia*****, at the rate of €219, via tel.: +352 27 33 32 06 or via e-mail: melia.luxembourg@melia.com (booking code: 01350007ZKC)
• Hotel Novotel Kirchberg****, at the rate of €190, tel.: +352 429848-1; booking page: accorhotels.com (Company ID: SC000002048 – Access Code: IN281LU654).
• Hotel D’Coque***, via https://www.coque.lu/coque-hotel-superior/online-booking, tel.: +352 43 60 60 222

Luxembourg Centre

• Hotel Français***, at the rate of €150, tel.: +352 47 45 34; e-mail: info@hotelfrancais.lu; https://www.hotelfrancais.lu/ (Reservation code: EIPA).
• Hotel Parc Plaza****, at the rate of €168, (Reservation code: EIPA0118): https://www.goereshotels.com/parc-plaza-en
• Hotel Parc Bellevue***, at the rate of €137, (Reservation code: EIPA0118): https://www.goereshotels.com/belle-vue-en: +352 44 23 23 23 23; e-mail: reservation@goereshotels.com;
• Hotel Domus***, at the rate of between €144 and €156, tel.: +352 46 78 78 1; fax: +352 46 78 79; e-mail: info@domus.lu; https://www.domus.lu/(Reservation code: EIPA) – breakfast not included
• Hotel Simoncini****, at the rate of €180, tel.: +352 22 28 44; e-mail: simhotel@pt.lu or simoncinihotel@pt.lu; https://www.hotelsimoncini.lu/.

Railway Station Area

• Hotel City****, at the rate of €165, tel.: +352 29 11 22; e-mail: mail@cityhotel.lu; cityhotel.lu (Reservation code: EIPA).

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed online registration form.

Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation.

Cancellation policy
For administrative reasons you will be charged €150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants. EIPA reserves the right to cancel the activity up to 2 weeks before the starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, accommodation, etc.).

A few days before the start of the course you will receive the log-in details for accessing the course materials. You can log in here.