Meetings of the Working Groups on the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions
In October and November 2024, the Working Group (WG) on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1965 Service Convention (Service WG) and the WG on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1970 Evidence Convention (Evidence WG) met online to finalise the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles in light of the discussions held at the July 2024 meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions.
On 15 October 2024, the Service WG met online to review and refine updates to the draft fifth edition of the Practical Handbook on the 1965 Service Convention. The meeting was attended by 45 delegates representing 24 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB).
More recently, on 13 November 2024, the Service WG and the Evidence WG met jointly online to discuss the draft Service and Evidence Country Profiles. This meeting was attended by 36 delegates representing 24 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB.
Finally, on 26 November 2024, the Evidence WG met online to review and refine updates to the draft fifth edition of the Practical Handbook on the 1970 Evidence Convention. The meeting was attended by 36 delegates representing 25 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB.
The Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions will be submitted to HCCH Members for approval prior to their publication.
More information is available on the Service and Evidence Sections of the HCCH website.