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Lexis®PSL Dispute Resolution weekly highlights—9 March 2017

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Published on: 09 March 2017

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Table of contents

Headlines (News updates & analysis)
Freezing orders—Chabra jurisdiction
Costs—indemnity costs
Costs—relationship between budgeting and detailed assessment
Restitution—'Woolwich type' claim
Judicial leadership and reform—Sir Peter Gross speech
Civil justice statistics
Commercial and business disputes—Lord Chief Justice Thomas speech
Relevant updates from other practice areas
Cases

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Article summary

Welcome to the weekly highlights from the Lexis®PSL Dispute Resolution team for the week ending 9 March 2017. In this week’s edition, we highlight the latest Dispute Resolution News Analysis on a broad range of topics, including: freezing orders and the Chabra jurisdiction (Phoenix); indemnity costs (Shackleton); and restitution (Ipswich Town PC). We also highlight relevant News Analysis from other Lexis®PSL practice areas and the recent substantive amendments to our core content. All this, and more, in our weekly highlights.

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