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Dispute Resolution weekly highlights—18 March 2021

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Published on: 18 March 2021

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Table of contents

Key DR developments
Key reforms
CPRC Minutes—5 February 2021 meeting
Court and the legal profession
Beyond Brexit
Lugano Convention 2007 application—Switzerland
Service
Service outside England and Wales—‘tort gateway’
Limitation
Limitation—‘deliberate concealment’

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Article summary

This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including those of the Court of Appeal in Canada Square v Potter (limitation), Manek v IIFL Wealth (service), Satyam Enterprises v Burton (grounds for appeal) and Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB (vicarious liability); dates for your diary; details of our most recently published content; and other information of general interest to dispute resolution practitioners.

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