EP22 COVID-19: Pressure Points: Commercial Litigation - The Impact Of COVID - 19

In this episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, we look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial litigation in the English courts including: the move to remote hearings; other ways in which the litigation process has been affected; and the sorts of commercial disputes the crisis is likely to give rise to in the near term and further down the track. This episode is hosted by Anna Pertoldi, a partner in our litigation team, who is joined by Maura McIntosh, a professional support consultant, and Richard Mendoza, a senior associate.You can find links to our blog posts on the topics covered in this podcast below, or follow this link to the COVID-19 section of our Litigation Notes blog where any future updates will be posted: COVID-19 section on Litigation Notes blog. http://www.hsfnotes.com/litigation/?c=covid-19Links:COVID-19 Pressure Points: Impact of COVID-19 on class actions (UK: https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/04/22/covid-19-pressure-points-impact-of-covid-19-on-class-actions-uk/High Court declines to adjourn five-week trial due to COVID-19 pressures: https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/04/15/high-court-declines-to-adjourn-five-week-trial-due-to-covid-19-pressures/Courts relax rules on agreeing extensions to procedural deadlines in light of COVID-19 disruption: https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/04/03/courts-relax-rules-on-agreeing-extensions-to-procedural-deadlines-in-light-of-covid-19-disruption/COVID-19: The evolving picture for remote hearings in the English courts: https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/03/26/covid-19-the-evolving-picture-for-remote-hearings-in-the-english-courts/COVID-19 pressure points: Will this be a valid basis for avoiding contractual obligations?: https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/03/25/covid-19-pressure-points-will-this-be-a-valid-basis-for-avoiding-contractual-obligations/COVID-19: Impact on civil litigation in England and Wales: https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/03/20/covid-19-impact-on-civil-litigation-in-england-and-wales/