CJR IN THE HIGHER COURTS In the three years since Civil Justice Reform has come into force, a large volume of civil procedure cases have now reached the appellate courts. In the Wing Fai case a€“ a decision that is being read all over the world, the Court of Final Appeal recently pronounced on dismissal against want of prosecution and Civil Justice Reform. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Developments to alternative dispute resolution continue to gather pace and major legislative reform is expected bringing significant changes to all volumes in the 2013 Service. In addition, the new Mediation Ordinance will be covered in the April 2012 Special Release. AN ANNUAL SERVICE EQUIPS YOU TO FACE AN EVER DEVELOPING LEGAL ENVIRONMENT WITH CONFIDENCE The impact of these developments and cases, and the precedential certainty that they create, add to the authority and weight of the 2013 Edition of the Hong Kong White Book. It is the book of the Hong Kong courts a€“ written and reviewed by many esteemed judges and legal practitioners a€“ giving you the weight of authority when referring to it in court.