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Dispute Resolution weekly highlights—4 March 2021

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Published on: 04 March 2021

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Table of contents

Key DR developments
CPR updates
Court and the legal profession
Coronavirus (COVID-19) implications for dispute resolution
HMCTS operational summary for week commencing 1 March
Remote working—trainees’ and juniors’ development
Beyond Brexit implications for dispute resolution practitioners
UK-EU relationship and resolving disputes between them
UK data protection regime—adequacy decisions
Settlement and ADR

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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 Gertner v CFL Finance (settlement and the CCA), Dale v Banga (judgments obtained by fraud) and Butters v Hayes (limitation and non-payment of court fees); 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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