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Dispute Resolution weekly highlights—1 August 2019

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Published on: 01 August 2019

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Table of contents

Key DR developments
CPR updates—revisions to Forms N260A and N260B
Court and the legal profession—Solicitor General appointment
Court and the legal profession—Queen’s Bench Division
Court and the legal profession—enforcement agents
CPR updates—media and communications claims pre-action protocol
Key reforms—divergence between English and Welsh law
Brexit—retained EU law
Key reforms—Singapore Convention on Mediation
Jurisdiction

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Article summary

This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: analysis of key DR developments and judicial decisions, including that of the UKSC in Akçil v Koza Ltd (jurisdiction), Cape v Dring (access to court documents) and X v Kuoni Travel Ltd (tort); key dates for your diary; our latest Q&As; and other information of interest to general dispute resolution practitioners.

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