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We have created a series of Dispute Resolution (DR) ‘how to’ guides. These are short, practical guides that identify the steps to be taken and issues to be considered for DR practitioners, when undertaking a variety of tasks. The guides are likely to be particularly useful for in-house lawyers, junior lawyers and law students. Each guide includes links to more detailed related content. The DR ‘how to’ guides available are:

Pre-action and limitation

How to prepare a letter of claim

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