By Craig Osborne

Description

* A detailed text written by a District Judge, this guide offers comprehensive coverage of the life of a civil claim and ensures that students are fully prepared for the more challenging texts they may come across once qualified

* Using examples, diagrams, sample precedents, and forms, the text ensures students are able to apply their learning to practical situations, further preparing them for life as a trainee solicitor

* A clear layout ensures that students and lecturers are able to find the relevant material quickly and easily, making the book easy to use as a learning tool

New to this edition

* This 2007-2008 edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the current law. In particular, recent changes to Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules have been fully incorporated into the text, ensuring students are as up to date as possible with the current law.

Civil Litigation is a self-contained reference book, designed for use as a core text on the Legal Practice Course. Using illustrations, precedents, and diagrams it describes the civil litigation process, from obtaining instructions through to trial and enforcement of judgments. This edition includes all recent changes to the Civil Procedure Rules and the subsequent case law. The text also includes examples to show specimen Directions from the fast track, multi-track and where Part 36 payments and offers have been made, highlighting to students the practical application of the procedures covered. It has also been updated to be more accessible to students, and includes a number of key point summaries and flowcharts. The section on the impact of the Human Rights Act on civil litigation introduces students to an increasingly important area which will be crucial in practice.

The guide highlights what students should understand before going into practice and its practitioner focus prepares them for the more comprehensive texts they will use once they have completed the Legal Practice Course.

Readership: Trainee solicitors studying civil litigation on the Legal Practice Course; recently qualified practitioners.

Contents

1. Remedies

2. Limitation of actions

3. Civil evidence (1)

4. Civil evidence (2): The Civil Evidence Acts 1995 and 1968

5. Civil evidence (3): Evidence of opinion and privilege

6. Civil Evidence (4): Preparation of civil evidence

7. Funding civil litigation and costs

8. Managing a civil litigation practice

9. Pre-action and general considerations

10. Jurisdiction and the Civil Procedure Rules

11. Commencing a claim

12. Defending the claim; statements of case

13. Case management

14. The fast track: CPR, Part 28

15. The multi-track: CPR, Part 29

16. Sanctions

17. Small claims: CPR, Part 27

18. Disclosure of documents: CPR, Part 31

19. Witness statements and witness evidence at trail and other hearings

20. Expert witnesses: CPR, Part 35

21. Application for interim orders: CPR, Part 23

22. Interim remedies: CPR, Part 25

23. Preparing for trial

24. The trial

25. Payments into court and offers to settle: CPR, Part 36

26. Termination without trial

27. Part 20 claims

28. \\\"Class\\\" or \\\"group\\\" actions

29. Security for costs

30. Special kinds of litigants (1)

31. Special kinds of litigants (2)

32. Part 8 procedure: Cases where there is little dispute as to facts

33. Assessment of costs

34. Enforcement of judgments

35. Alternative dispute resolution

36. Appeals in civil proceedings

37. The Human Rights Act 1998 and civil litigation

Authors, editors, and contributors

Craig Osborne, District Judge, Northern Circuit and a Recorder of the Crown Court, formerly Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University

Published Year: 2007 Format: Paper Back ISBN: 978-0-19-921219-4 Publisher: Oxford University Press No of Pages: 500 Our Price: £ 27.99 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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