Piper Alderman successfully substantially limited the scope of evidence that an Australian deponent, the subject of a Hague Convention Letter of Request from the United States.
Piper Alderman has previously successfully acted for foreign parties seeking to enforce letters of request issued by an overseas jurisdiction under the Hague Evidence Convention. Our insights published following those matters and the process of getting evidence for foreign proceedings can be found here, here and here.
In the recent matter of Louis Dreyfus (f/k/a Louis Dreyfus Commodities B.V.) v Glencore Ltd [2025] NSWSC 388 (Glencore Matter), Piper Alderman was engaged by a deponent who was the subject of a Hague Evidence Convention application, to resist the production sought under that application. The matter was commenced by a commercial applicant based in New York (NY) and was heard before her Honour Justice Peden.
Authors:
McKenzie Moore, Partner
Email: MMoore@piperalderman.com.au
Samuel Whitelaw, Associate
Email: swhitelaw@piperalderman.com.au