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Coronavirus (COVID-19) civil court specific guidance—dispute resolution [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) civil court specific guidance—dispute resolution [Archived] ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note focuses on the implications for dispute resolution in the light of temporary rules introduced in the context of coronavirus (COVID-19). This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Coronavirus (COVID-19) implications for dispute resolution [Archived]. This Practice Note aims to assist dispute resolution practitioners seeking to understand the fast-moving changes to civil court processes and procedures during this time and the implications those changes and this pandemic may have on their practice and individual matters. It contains civil court specific guidance that has been issued in response to the coronavirus pandemic, all of which can be easily accessed using the ‘jump-links’ in the expandable table of contents in the left-hand margin of this Practice Note. As most courts and tribunal buildings are now open in line with public health advice, practitioners are referred to the Gov.uk ‘Find a court or tribunal’ service...

Dispute Resolution—judicial practice notes and guidance

Dispute Resolution—judicial practice notes and guidance This Practice Note contains current judicial practice notes and judicial guidance of interest to Dispute resolution lawyers published for the following courts: the Chancery Division, Commercial Court, King’s Bench Division (not including the Administrative Court or Planning Court), Business and Property Courts, Senior Courts Costs Office and the Rolls Building. It includes practice notes that provide guidance on electronic working, starting a claim, hearings and trial, making applications, witness evidence, judgments and orders, and contempt of court. HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) publishes a weekly operational summary which provides a weekly summary of the service operational position for users. Also see @HMCTSgovuk Twitter account. To see the court guides for the individual specialist courts, see Practice Note: Court guides and other guidance. Court guidance on use of AI The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary published guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist the judiciary, clerks and support staff in 2023—Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Judicial Guidance. The guidance was created...