John and Candy Talbot
Across the Pond Process Service was established by John Talbot in 1990, since joined in the business by his wife Candy. John has known Graham Bridgman since the late 1980s and in 2001 they began undertaking Hague service of American process in accordance with the Hague Service Convention. Since then, Across the Pond has obtained Hague Certificates of Service in hundreds of cases.
Michelle and Rob are the daughter and son-in-law of John. They have now taken over the reins of Across The Pond Process Service in John’s retirement, although he continues to be consulting in the background. Michelle and Rob are continuing to work alongside Graham and Joan to provide unwavering service for Across The Pond Process Service’s clients.
John was born in the county of Kent, “the Garden of England” and has a science degree. He worked as a qualified local government law enforcement officer before establishing himself in private investigation in 1985.
In 1990 John became a member of the National Association of Professional Process Servers in the United States and discovered a great rapport with many in the American process serving world. Transatlantic serves quickly became such a significant part of his workload that Across the Pond was established. John wound down his other private investigation activities in 2009, leaving just this dedicated and specialist facility for American and Canadian clients seeking to serve court papers in the United Kingdom.
John and Candy met in 2000 and Candy soon took on a role in the administration of the business, bringing with her a long history of administrative and organizational work!
John and Candy married in 2006. John has two grown up daughters and is a survivor of oesophageal cancer.
Graham and Joan Bridgman
Graham and Joan provide legal expertise and liaison with the court.
Graham is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, licensed to practice by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and a member of the English & Welsh Law Society.
As well as Hague Convention service work, Graham can advise regarding requests to depose UK witnesses and obtain documents further to the Hague Evidence Convention, and regarding the enforcement in the UK of judgments obtained in US courts.
Joan is a paralegal running her own legal administration business, and she drafts our Hague Certificates of Service for signature and sealing by Procedural Judges in the High Court of Justice in London. Her close working relationship with the staff of the English & Welsh Central Authority ensures the speediest possible return of the sealed Certificate(s) and supporting documentation to clients.
Graham and Joan have been married for far longer than either of them cares to think about, and have two grown up daughters and three grandchildren.
Michelle and Rob Bowman
Michelle has always shown a keen interest in her father’s business, joining him from a young age in some of his work. She was thrilled to start working alongside her father, learning all the intricate ins and outs of ATPPS and is now excited to be the proprietor of Across The Pond Process Service, alongside her husband, Rob.
Michelle graduated from Exeter University in 2007 with a French Degree and went on to qualify as a French Teacher. She completed further Masters Level training in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy before having two beautiful children. Rob graduated with a Business Degree in 2006, also at Exeter University, where they met many moons ago. Rob has run a successful business in Kent for the last 20 years. He will be joining Michelle to ensure the continued smooth running of the business.