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Lexis®PSL Dispute Resolution weekly highlights—2 April 2015

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Published on: 02 April 2015

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Welcome to the weekly highlights from the Lexis®PSL Dispute Resolution team for the week ending 2 April 2015. This week’s edition includes features on the significant changes to Part 36 and the pre-action protocols that come into force on 6 April 2015. We also highlight our analysis of key decisions of the Court of Appeal on settlement (Hayward) and service out (Vidal-Hall) and the High Court on adjudication (Paice) and anti-suit injunctions (Impala). A new Practice Direction relevant to all committal for contempt hearings was released this week and the Supreme Court announced amendments to its own Practice Directions: read analysis of this development below. Further, we set out below the significant amount of content that has been added and updated in light of the changes to the CPR coming into force on 6 April 2015. All this, and more, in this week’s highlights.

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