Consistency And Modernization – Key Themes From The New Chancery Guide

The English judiciary has published a major update to the Chancery guide covering procedural matters in the Chancery Division. This is an important jurisdiction for business disputes involving company structures, breach of fiduciary duty by directors, claims arising out of the insolvency of companies, intellectual property and complex professional negligence.

Importantly for litigants, the new guide provides a closer alignment between practice in the Chancery Division and Commercial Court, along with renewed emphasis on the use of technology. This reflects the agenda of senior judiciary to: (i) improve efficiency and consistency in process across the Business and Property Courts; and (ii) embed information technology as a key aspect of dispute resolution in English High Court litigation.