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News from Around the PlanetEnjoying Local Culture While Taking International Depositions
International travel for your depositions can be exhausting -- and not nearly as glamorous as it may seem. However, traveling around the globe to take depositions or other legal proceedings is certainly not without its perks. For example, it exposes you to a...
Planning Your Depositions in Japan Around Silver Week
Japan’s Silver Week refers to a trio of consecutive holidays in September, which doesn’t occur every year. After 2015, Silver Week will next come along in the year 2026 (this is due to the equinox changing yearly). The three holidays in question are Respect for the...
Writer and CAT Software Support – a Must for Every Reporter, Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog we discussed why your writer and CAT software support agreements are so important. But just because you have a current support agreement for your writer doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider all that a new writer has to offer you. When did you...
Writer and CAT Software Support – a Must for Every Court Reporter, Part 1
Court reporters are very busy people. Traveling is a part of an active reporter's schedule. Whether you're just traveling a few miles to a law firm or all the way around the world to cover depositions overseas, your tools of the trade are your livelihood. Just...
The 411 on Standing Orders
By Brittany Davies When it comes to service, providing our clients with the best experience is our top priority. One way we achieve this is through catering to our clients’ needs. From booking hotel conference rooms for depositions across the globe, to final billing,...
Productivity and Motivation: Make the End of 2015 Count!
By Brittany Davies Can you believe that we are in the last four months of the year? Not to mention, today is the halfway point of September? I know I can’t! 2015 sure seems to be flying by! When it comes to the homestretch of the year, I know one thing I struggle with...
Using Google Maps in Vehicle-Related Cases
By David André In my last blog, I discussed the use of mobile videoconferencing in trial vs. video de benne esse depositions. This blog will discuss using Google Maps in vehicle-related cases. For car accidents, personal injury, and other vehicle-related cases, one...
Microsoft Sway: PowerPoint is Dead! Long Live PowerPoint!
Litigator’s Toolbox: PowerPoint or… There is no denying that, along with a good trial presentation database, PowerPoint is an integral part of the litigator’s toolbox. PowerPoint is the claw hammer that drives your point home and pries apart opposing counsel’s case....
The Hague Evidence Convention and International Deposition
Coordinating international depositions involves many steps and details. Depending on the country playing host to your depositions, there may be more or fewer steps to take. One of the first things to check is whether or not said country is a party to The Hague...
White Paper: Inter Partes Reviews and Court Reporters
What have we learned about Inter Partes Reviews (IPR) since its inception on September 16, 2012? Since the September 16, 2012, effective date of the AIA trial provisions, 3,277 IPR petitions have been filed through July 31, 2015, and the trend continues to be on the...