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Minutes of November 2023 Commercial Court User Group Meeting published

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Published on: 13 December 2023

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LNB News 13/12/2023

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Issue Date: 13 December 2023

Published Date: 13 December 2023

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Commercial Court User Group has published the minutes from its meeting which took place remotely on 29 November 2023. The meeting was led by Mr Justice Foxton and the Commercial Court judges discussed numerous topics. The meeting opened with statistical updates listing the number of claims issued, the number of paper applications and the number of reserved judgments in the Commercial Court in 2022–2023 as compared to 2021–2022. The minutes contain a list of upcoming long trials that will have an impact on Commercial Court availability. Mr Justice Jacobs confirmed that the information about his group of cases is up to date on the Commercial Court webpages. Mr Justice Henshaw explained that there are two sets of managed claims which have been brought as a result of the impact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has had on the aviation industry and their insurers. Michael Tame discussed the current circumstances surrounding...

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