Litigation Notes

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

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 32: General update

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

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 23: General update

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 …

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 21: General update

Regime of fixed recoverable costs now in force for claims up to £100,000

The new rules for fixed recoverable costs (FRC) took effect from 1 October, following on from the government's announcement as far back as September 2021 …