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Dispute Resolution weekly highlights—2 February 2023

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Published on: 02 February 2023

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Table of contents

Key DR developments
CPR updates
Retained EU law
Reports
Retirements
Court information
Ukraine crisis
Litigation involving sanctioned persons
Claims and remedies
Nuisance—Supreme Court finds constant visual intrusion a nuisance

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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 the Court of Appeal in Malik v Hussain (contract interpretation) and the High Court in Moon and others v Link Fund Solutions (GLOs); 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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