Admissibility of Non-US Evidence at Trial in the US | Practical Law

Admissibility of Non-US Evidence at Trial in the US | Practical Law

A Practice Note examining the admissibility of evidence obtained in a foreign country for use at trial in the US. The Note discusses the admissibility of evidence obtained abroad through exceptions to the rule against hearsay, authenticating evidence obtained abroad before submitting it at trial, including under the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention or Hague Apostille Convention), and the introduction of translations and deposition transcripts.

Admissibility of Non-US Evidence at Trial in the US

Practical Law Practice Note 9-535-7165 (Approx. 18 pages)

Admissibility of Non-US Evidence at Trial in the US

by Proskauer Rose LLP with Practical Law Litigation
MaintainedUSA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note examining the admissibility of evidence obtained in a foreign country for use at trial in the US. The Note discusses the admissibility of evidence obtained abroad through exceptions to the rule against hearsay, authenticating evidence obtained abroad before submitting it at trial, including under the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention or Hague Apostille Convention), and the introduction of translations and deposition transcripts.