Brexit and assimilated law

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The UK’s departure from the EU has wide ranging implications for Dispute Resolution practitioners. The UK domestic legal landscape continues to change and the content is continually reviewed and updated accordingly.

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    Practice Note: Dispute Resolution News Analysis—Brexit

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    Practice Note: Brexit—dispute resolution—Q&As which contains Q&As covering a range of issues concerning the implications of the UK’s departure from the EU

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    Practice Note: The status of EU law in the UK after Brexit [Archived]

Assimilated law

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, in connection with Brexit, introduced retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms. From 1 January 2024, REUL that remains in force is known as ‘assimilated law’, in accordance with section 5 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023) and is generally to be interpreted according to ordinary domestic law and principles. REUL(RR)A 2023 also introduces new tests

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The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has concluded its extensive review of pre-action protocols (PAPs) with the publication of its phase two report. The first phase of the final report, published in August 2023, examined the role of PAPs in the civil justice system and explored the potential for digitalising pre-action processes. The second phase was published in November 2024. In the second (and final) phase report the CJC has set out its recommendations for the reform of various existing PAPs, including those for Personal Injury, Housing, Judicial Review, Debt, Construction and Engineering, Professional Negligence and Media and Communications. The report also recommends the creation of two new PAPs, one for dealing with child abuse and one for Multi-Track Claims in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales (with a draft included at Appendix 1).

175th Practice Direction update—in force 20 November 2024

The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice have approved the 175th Practice Direction (PD) update to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). The amendments come into force on 20 November 2024.  The 175th PD update contains amendments to the online Damages Claims Pilot under CPR PD 51ZB (the DCP), in order to correct a misalignment between the rules in CPR PD 51ZB and the operation of the DCP digital service, concerning the automatic dismissal of claims. CPR PD 51ZB is updated to state so that within four months of the date of issue of the claim, the claimant must not only notify the defendant of the claim and the claim details, but also notify the DCP that they have taken these steps to avoid automatic dismissal of the claim.

Dispute Resolution weekly highlights—21 November 2024

This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: the Ministry of Justice’s annual report and accounts for the financial year 2023–2024 and the Supreme Court decision in Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and others v Public and Commercial Services Union (Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999); dates for your diary; details of our most recently published content; and other information of general interest to dispute resolution practitioners.

176th Practice Direction update—in force 19 November 2024

The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice have approved the 176th Practice Direction (PD) Update to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). The amendments come into force on 19 November 2024. The 176th PD update provides an extension of the operative period of CPR PD 51ZC (Small Claims Paper Determination Pilot) until 31 October 2025 for the purposes of completing the evaluation exercise of the pilot.

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