Introduction
We all have witnessed the outbreak of COVID-19 and its
consequent global proliferation over the course of December 2019
– April 2020. Lockdowns and social distancing being essential
for survival, business across the world would have come to a
standstill had we all not developed the "new normal" of
getting our work done. Resultantly, business as usual in this
"new normal" can only progress on the basis of how
adaptable a particular industry is to virtual platforms.
Needless to say, the pandemic has also majorly affected the
legal sector and even more so the dispute resolution practice.
Lockdowns, quarantines, and work from home policies across
countries are presently at different stages of implementation and
operation and different sectors, including the legal sector are
revamping their way the function to adapt to this "new
normal" in order to ensure some uniformity, predictability and
continuity in the system.
