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Dispute Resolution weekly highlights—6 January 2022

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Published on: 06 January 2022

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Table of contents

Key DR developments
Cross-border developments
Claims and remedies
Negligence—duty of care for third party actions
Negligence—causation in assault
Civil fraud—enforcement and tracing
Service
Service outside England and Wales—forum conveniens in defamation
Service out—resisting service of proceedings
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 Rushbond plc v The JS Design Partnership LLP (negligence), Cunningham v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council (negligence), Soriano v Forensic News LLC (forum conveniens in defamation), SpiceJet Ltd v De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd (conditional appeal) and CDE v NOP (arbitral confidentiality); 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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