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In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Cost and funding Case management Scottish Dispute Resolution New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Court information HMCTS updates Form N215 certificate of service HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has issued a revised English Form N215 Certificate of Service for civil proceedings, which also brings in a new statement of truth. While the layout has been updated, the details required remain unchanged, with extra notes added to assist with completing the form. For further detail, see: HMCTS updates Form N215 certificate of service—LNB News 27/01/2026 36. Additional permanent courtrooms to boost capacity The government will make four former Nightingale Courts in Fleetwood, Telford, Chichester and Cirencester permanent, creating 11 additional courtrooms across England and Wales to increase capacity for criminal, family and civil work and help cut delays. For further detail, see:...

Andrew Scott KC of Blackstone Chambers, counsel for BHP Andrew Scott KC said the planned appeal poses the issue of whether seeking anti‑suit relief in a foreign court, linked to proceedings in England, could amount to criminal contempt. Scott told the Court of Appeal that no English authority indicates that it could. BHP has lodged an appeal against a decision by Judge Adam Constable. In June 2025, sitting in the High Court, he held that BHP must confront allegations that it attempted to impede the municipalities’ access to justice in England by supporting proceedings in Brazil’s highest court that might frustrate compensation claims. The municipalities argue that BHP is in contempt of court for agreeing to finance a claim initiated by Ibram, a Brazilian mining association, before the South American country’s Federal Supreme Court in 2024...

Released on 24 April 2024, the initial review authored by Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers identifies where the seasoned silk thinks progress could be achieved in updating a disclosure regime designed nearly three decades ago. Fisher believes that engaging the defence and the prosecution at an earlier stage could deliver huge gains, and he expresses confidence about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). Yet he cautions that, in sprawling, data-rich matters, no flawless answer is available. Importantly, Zoe Osborne of Steptoe International (UK) LLP observed that the exercise does not seem to press for sweeping reforms to the framework, changes that would require Parliamentary sign-off and would probably face fierce opposition. Instead, she remarked, piecemeal adjustments to what already exists are required. That, Osborne suggested, might amount to a squandered opportunity to confront the root problems and resolve them, opting instead to patch a handful of cracks in an already leaking dam at this stage...

Practice Note This Practice Note consists of two strands created to help dispute resolution practitioners remain up to date with developments in case law that affect their field, or which influence civil litigation procedure more generally: selected forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court are highlighted below; see Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 summaries of significant appeal decisions in England and Wales (ie rulings of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and, where appropriate, certain judgments of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Court of Justice of the European Union), and ECtHR, which we have covered; see: Key forthcoming appeal cases—2022 You can navigate this content using the table of contents in the left-hand margin. Alternatively, search this tracker using [CTRL]+[F]. This material is not intended to be a comprehensive register of every appeal or major decision relevant to dispute resolution practitioners. Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 Tort and negligence ...

Overview Rain that falls, along with other forms of water, is intercepted as it travels through the hydrological cycle and put to work to produce electricity for consumption. This can be realised in a number of distinct ways, for example by tapping a river’s inherent force as it drops from upland terrain down to sea level across distance and gradient, or by building a dam and reservoir; in both arrangements, purpose-built, appropriately installed turbines and generators serve as the means of converting energy into power. Because water is not a finite global commodity and is not consumed while energy is produced as it moves downstream, hydropower is classed as renewable energy. Owing to fluctuations in seasonal flows, water availability, and landscape and geography by specific location, however, hydropower can be difficult to rely on as dependable baseload supply for the grid, and more often augments other national renewable generation as a ‘top-up’, providing additional supply into the grid when those sources, due to intermittency, fall short of prevailing demand...

Brexit impact At 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020, the transition/implementation period that followed the UK’s exit from the EU drew to a close. This moment—known in UK law as ‘IP completion day’—brought key transitional measures to an end and triggered major shifts across the UK’s legal framework. Any alterations pertinent to this content will be detailed below. From IP completion day, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018) established a fresh class of domestic UK law—retained EU Law (REUL)—comprising EU-derived rights and instruments that were kept in force in the UK after Brexit. On 29 June 2023, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023) received Royal Assent. REUL(RR)A 2023 reshapes how REUL is handled by: revoking large tranches of REUL from 31 December 2023 re-labelling REUL as ‘assimilated law’ from 1 January 2024 creating new powers concerning assimilated law This reclassification of REUL (and related expressions) as assimilated law signifies a shift...