Litigation Notes

Creation of new Business and Property Division of the High Court announced

Commercial Court Report for 2024-2025 highlights another busy year

Civil Justice Council publishes consultation on use of AI for preparing court documents

Public access to court documents: Commercial Court pilot

UK Commercial Court pilot will mean many more court documents publicly available by default from 1 January 2026

Commercial Court Report for 2023-2024 highlights another year of significant activity

Transparency and Open Justice Board publishes proposed key objectives

Pre-action protocols: Civil Justice Council proposes bespoke protocol for commercial cases, including mandatory pre-action "dispute resolution process"

Whether and how the recommendations are implemented will be a matter for the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.

New Supreme Court Rules and Privy Council Rules from 2 December 2024

Law Society publishes 2nd edition of annual International Data Insights Report

The report highlights the continued strength of English law and dispute resolution in the global legal market

Proposed new rule would radically expand public access to court documents

Law Society publishes report on global position of English and Welsh law

The Law Society of England and Wales has recently launched a new initiative to highlight the attractions of English law and of England and Wales as a …