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Coronavirus (COVID-19) High Court direction secured (O’Driscoll v FIVE Bianchi SpA)

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Published on: 20 March 2020
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Article summary

Personal Injury analysis: Thomas Jervis of Leigh Day has secured what is thought to be the first ‘coronavirus (COVID-19) direction’ displacing the normal rule under CPR 3.8(4) as a direct result of the potential practice disruptions that could be caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Written by Thomas Jervis, solicitor at Leigh Day.

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