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Foreign litigants accounted for more than 70% of cases at the Commercial Court last year. The number of British litigants fell for the sixth year in a row, being 28% of the court’s 134 cases, down from 34% on the previous year. Cases involving EU parties also fell, while Russian litigants were involved in 25 cases, Kazakhstanis in 23 and Indians in 17.
Foreign litigants accounted for more than 70% of cases at the Commercial Court last year. The number of British litigants fell for the sixth year in a row, being 28% of the court’s 134 cases, down from 34% on the previous year. Cases involving EU parties also fell, while Russian litigants were involved in 25 cases, Kazakhstanis in 23 and Indians in 17.
Chair of the Bar reports back
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
A £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs has been made to the leading UK charity tackling international parental child abduction and the movement of children across international borders
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, outlines the drug and alcohol testing options available for family law professionals, and how a new, free guide can help identify the most appropriate testing method for each specific case
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Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the latest ONS data on drug misuse and its implications for toxicology testing in family law cases
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