Create Guide Choose a single or multiple jurisdictions. Jurisdiction Canada, Ontario Canada, Quebec USA (Federal Law) USA, Guam Argentina Bahamas Barbados Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Guatemala Honduras Panama Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Austria Bulgaria Denmark England and Wales France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Jersey Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Bahrain Ghana South Africa Australia India Japan Korea, Republic of Malaysia New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Select all Lex Mundi Gathering Evidence in Aid of Foreign Litigation Guide (select all) Does your jurisdiction permit gathering evidence in aid of foreign litigation? Is your jurisdiction a party to the Hague Evidence Convention? Are there other statutory requirements for obtaining evidence in aid of foreign litigation? Please indicate the relevant statutes. Do requests for gathering evidence require approval by a court or administrative body? Please indicate the appropriate forum for making such requests. What types of information can be sought? Requests for Documents? Written questions? Depositions? Who bears the burden of showing whether any privileges apply? Does there need to be any showing that the information sought is allowable in the foreign jurisdiction in which the action is pending? If your jurisdiction allows depositions, may they be conducted remotely (by videoconference, Zoom etc.) Has your jurisdiction adopted any “blocking statutes” that limit the extent to which residents in your jurisdiction may give evidence in a foreign court’s civil or criminal proceedings? May citizens residing in your jurisdiction voluntarily give evidence in a foreign proceeding? If not, what procedure must be followed before they can give evidence? If such restrictions exist, are they enforced in practice? Would your answers differ materially if the foreign proceeding is arbitration, and if so how? Step back Show all jurisdictions Select all Canada Select all Canada, Ontario Canada, Quebec United States USA (Federal Law) USA, Guam Latin America/Caribbean Select all Argentina Bahamas Barbados Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Guatemala Honduras Panama Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Europe Select all Austria Bulgaria Denmark England and Wales France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Jersey Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Middle East Bahrain Africa Ghana South Africa Asia Pacific Select all Australia India Japan Korea, Republic of Malaysia New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Loading guides... Create Guide Choose a jurisdiction. Select a jurisdiction Canada, Ontario Canada, Quebec USA (Federal Law) USA, Guam Argentina Bahamas Barbados Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Guatemala Honduras Panama Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Austria Bulgaria Denmark England and Wales France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Jersey Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Bahrain Ghana South Africa Australia India Japan Korea, Republic of Malaysia New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Next