Beginning in March 2020, COVID-19 related restrictions on travel and in-person gatherings halted the operation of the Courts across North America and, for arbitrations, limited the options available to participants. With proceedings delayed indefinitely until in-person hearings could resume, participants could either undertake only limited, non-evidentiary virtual hearings or continue with full evidentiary hearings virtually – the second option being something with which few participants were experienced or comfortable.
New article “Virtual Practice Makes Virtually Perfect”, by Julie G. Hopkins and Daniel Urbas.
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