The Covid-19 pandemic forced courts handling commercial disputes to function remotely. Elizabeth Black, head of dispute resolution and litigation at Baines Wilson, believes many of the changes will endure as courts embrace digital systems, potentially reducing costs for clients.

Elizabeth also looks at other ways parties can contain costs – such as alternative dispute resolution and fixed costs – anticipates a spike in insolvency litigation and rent arrears claims as we emerge from the pandemic and considers how Brexit has affected cross-border commercial disputes.

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