Germany and Mexico, both civil law system countries, have ex…

Germany and Mexico, both civil law system countries, have extensive discovery in their legal systems, including the taking of depositions of potential witnesses, so that a company bringing a lawsuit in one of these countries can expect to be able to make it difficult and expensive for the other side as well as collect a great deal of information about the other side’s activities.

Most courts have held that when someone, while using the int…

Most courts have held that when someone, while using the internet, puts their computer cursor on a button that says “I accept”, to indicate that they have read a clause or a contract or a condition, or indeed a whole contract, and they click on the button, a valid contract is formed.