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22 July 2020 / Grania Langdon-Down
Issue: 7896 / Categories: Features , Profession , Covid-19
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Litigating through lockdown

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How did the commercial litigation world cope when it had to go digital almost overnight? Grania Langdon-Down reports

Four months after the country was told to work from home, commercial litigators are starting to return to offices and court.

‘We all just want the lockdown restrictions to end but getting back to the office is going to be complex and slow—but isolating isn’t good for the soul,’ says senior litigator and NLJ consultant editor David Greene. He warns the stress caused by the pandemic and its fall out must be addressed as firms and chambers look for a path out of the crisis.

But Greene, senior partner at Edwin Coe, and fellow litigators across the legal community say there have also been some very positive lessons from the lockdown which they hope will lead to lasting change, including an improved work/life balance.

So how did the commercial litigation world cope when it had to go digital almost overnight?

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