Making good use of two case studies which run throughout the book, this text provides student-focused coverage of the key procedures central to the civil litigation process. Innovative diagrams in the form of a time line help students see how the procedures fit together, while costs and professional conduct issues are clearly highlighted. INDICE: 1: Introduction; 2: The Ethos of Modern Civil Litigation; 3: Costs Information to the Client and Funding Options; 4: Costs-An Overview; 5: Alternative Dispute Resolution; 6: The First Client Meeting and Initial Considerations; 7: Pre-Action Substantive Matters; 8: Pre-Action Protocols; 9: Starting Your Court Action and Serving It on the Defendant; 10: Defending a Claim; 11: Drafting Statements of Case; 12: Case Management; 13: Interim Applications-General Considerations; 14: Interim Applications-Common Types; 15: A Practical Guide to Court Hearings; 16: Part 36 Offers; 17: Disclosure and Inspection; 18: Witness Statements and Documentary Evidence; 19: Experts and Expert Evidence; 20: Concluding a Case With or Without Trial and Appealing Judgment; 21: Enforcement of Judgments; Appendix 4: Solicitors' Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules 2001; 1.: Introduction; 2.: The ethos of modern civil litigation; 3.: Costs information to the client and funding options; 4.: Costs - an overview; 5.: Alternative dispute resolution; 6.: The first client meeting and initial considerations; 7.: Pre-action substantive matters; 8.: Pre-action protocols; 9.: Starting your court action and serving it on the defendant; 10.: Defending a claim; 11.: Drafting statements of case; 12.: Case management; 13.: Interim applications - general considerations; 14.: Interim applications - common types; 15.: A practical guide to court hearings; 16.: Part 36 offers; 17.: Disclosure and inspection; 18.: Witness statements and documentary evidence; 19.: Experts and expert evidence; 20.: Concluding a case with or without trial and appealing judgment; 21.: Enforcement of judgments; Appendix: Court forms
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958967-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 504
- Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés