This year’s IBA litigation conference will be held in Montreal on May 14 – 16, 2014, just over a month from now. As always, the IBA litigation committee, led by conference co-chairs Michael Hales and Ira Nishisato, have put together an interesting programme. There will be sessions on discovery in a cross-border context, on strategies for controlling the costs such discovery*, and on obtaining evidence abroad. And as always, I hope to learn, enjoy, meet old friends and make new ones. If you are in Montreal, let me know.
* Here’s my preferred strategy: Agree on the jurisdiction of the German courts. No discovery. Guaranteed…