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concerning joint statement by expert witnesses</li> <li>Updated guidance on remote hearings</li> <li>Updated guidance on embargoed judgments and remote hand down of judgments</li> <li>Additional guidance with regard to evidence for use in cross border proceedings</li> <li>Information about notification of GLOs for inclusion on the Group Litigation Register</li> <li>Updated hyperlinks to cases in the National Archives database</li> <li>New notice of allocation</li> <li>Amendment to Masters’ Hearing Directions</li> <li>Amendment to court plans</li> <li>KB Masters Clerks contact details</li> </ul> <p>In her foreword to the Guide, The Rt Hon. 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