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From October it is hoped that the Rolls Building will become the new home of the chancery division of the high court, the admiralty and commercial court, as well as the technology and construction court. The government hopes it will attract high-profile business disputes from around the world, such as rows over pipelines and property ventures, contested insurance payouts, environmental pollution claims and disagreements over complex contracts. When the project was launched five years ago, it was claimed the Rolls Buildings would develop into "the biggest dedicated business court in the world".

The development comes as the Justice Department and Great Britain to promote trade and investment, British courts as the gold standard for the settlement of international disputes, in the hope of benefiting from their excellence. "The message is that there is a focus for the settlement of international and national disputes," said Michael Todd QC, an expert in the field of company law, the chairman elect of the Bar Council, which represents lawyers.

In the same way that the city has promoted itself as an international financial center, he said, London has become a global legal center. "It 's true that London can be solved as a place where financial disputes, should be considered."

The Rolls-building dishes are also on the mediation and arbitration, both of which are increasingly popular alternatives to the traditional confrontations involved in legal disputes. "There will be 31 court rooms and 55 suites consulting," said Todd, who was in the development of the project as a former head of the Chancery Bar Association involved. "The Super-looking dishes particularly well. It 's going to bring together all kinds of experts in tax, shipping, finance and antitrust law.

"The idea is a nearly paperless court. As lawyers, we are so accustomed to leafing through bundles of paper are. It should be possible to work with less paperwork."

Developed Chris Dale, an Oxford attorney and software experts, has "e-disclosure", is among those who have a critical look at the Rolls-building. "It is no use to induce only rich foreigners their money in the register ... and specialized courts to spend, while small and medium enterprises (who generate most of our GDP) can not afford to bring and defend claims, "he wrote on his blog. "It is disingenuous of a shiny new buildings offer neglecting the courts, where most of our litigation is in progress."

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