Product Description

Civil Litigation is a thorough, up to date and practical introduction to the Civil Procedure Rules and the principles and tactics used in pursuing a civil case. The civil process has been divided into five stages, starting with pre-action considerations, moving on to examine the issue and service of proceedings, before considering interim matters, trial and enforcement. The aim of the book is to equip readers with the necessary knowledge to enable them successfully to navigate their way through these stages. The text has a user-friendly structure and includes checklists and specimen documents which build up into a case study forming a useful overview of the civil litigation process. The appendices incorporate helpful flow diagrams and copies of the more common court forms used in civil litigation. This new edition has been revised to include comprehensive worked examples based on a case study; details of the new Practice Direction on Pre-action Conduct; the costs capping provisions in CPR rule 44.18; a practical guide to drafting Tomlin orders and the interpretation of advantageous under CPR rule 36.14. Recent case law developments have also been added, including Supperstone v Hurst [2008] and Kutsi v North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust [2008] (relief from sanctions); Peacock v MGN Ltd [2009] (costs capping); Jirehouse Capital v Beller [2008] (security for costs); Digicel (St. Lucia) Limited v Cable & Wireless Plc [2008] (disclosure); Carver v BAA Plc [2008] and Huntley v Simmonds [2009] (Part 36); Noorani v Calver (No. 2/Costs) [2009] (discontinuance); Tombstone Ltd v Raja [2008] (skeleton arguments); Earl of Malmesbury v Strutt & Parker [2008] (ADR and costs) and Burgess v J Breheny Contracts Ltd [2009] (after-the-event insurance and costs).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #107373 in Books
• Published on: 2009-08-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 350 pages

About the Author
Kevin Browne is an Associate Professor and Margaret Catlow a Senior Lecturer at The College of Law in London. Together they have 26 years experience of teaching on the Legal Practice Course. Prior to joining the College they gained extensive experience in private practice as litigators.

Customer Reviews

Civil Litigation in English we can all understand !
There are a probably alot of LPC students out there faced with the daunting task of exams in the near future !

This book is worth all of the 900 pages it claims to be. From start to finish it guides you through the entire civil litigation process.

Gone are the headaches as the pieces of the jigsaw slip into place.

It remains the best ...I have spent this academic year.

A book worthy of the investment.