The ongoing uncertainty around the post-Brexit landscape, a vital appeal decision over legal professional privilege and disclosure reforms have been dominating the headlines for litigators.
In the latest of our exclusive NLJ/LSLA series of online surveys litigators share their predictions for the coming year. Fears over the stability of domestic and international dispute resolution in London have grown since the 2017 survey, with Brexit at the top of the list of causes followed by increased costs and competition from other jurisdictions. More respondents are predicting a flight of work post-Brexit and there are strong calls on the government to take “very urgent” action. Where litigators are positive is over the success of witness statements standing in as evidence in chief. Here we examine the key pressure points as politicians bargain over the UK’s future.
