Commercial Court 125 seminar: 7 September 2020

The Commercial Court, as part of the celebration of the Court’s 125th Anniversary, will be presenting its first virtual seminar in collaboration with London International Disputes Week on 7 September 2020 from 1400-1730.

The seminar: “Year 126 and onwards: planning for the future of London’s Commercial Court” will reflect on key issues for the Court’s future: the lessons from the recent use of remote hearings, and new developments in both the Disclosure Pilot and the approach to witness statements. The event will be chaired by Lord Justice Flaux, Supervising Lord Justice for the Commercial Court, and each panel will include one of the Court’s judges as well as experts from the bar, solicitors, clients and academia.

You can register for the event at https://cc125seminar.opus2.com/register.

Annual Combar Lecture 2020

Combar is delighted to announce that Lord Hamblen JSC has kindly agreed to give its annual lecture for 2020, to be given on Tuesday 13 October 2020 at 6pm.  The title of the lecture is: “The Commercial Court – past, present and future”.

Due to covid restrictions, the lecture will be via zoom and Combar members will be sent login details nearer the time.