O'Hare & Browne; Civil Litigation

Enabling you to research, prepare and progress your civil litigation case through the High Court or county courts, O'Hare & Browne: Civil Litigation: Explains how the law and the Civil Procedure Rules work in practice Takes you through all the stages of an action from start to finish, showing what to do at each stage, and highlighting issues to consider Deals with all key areas of current practice including costs and funding Examines the basics of risk assessment in conditional fee cases Recommends systems and tactics that you can put into place, to help your cases run more smoothly and reach the desired outcome Offers solutions to the practical difficulties you might experience and suggests the best options where choices have to be made Gives guidance on drafting statements of case and other documents Supplies a range of precedents that you can adapt to the situation in hand Provides examples throughout so that you can be completely clear on what to do Details the name and number of the relevant court form, enabling you to complete and file the correct ones with the court swiftly Refers to the Civil Procedure Rules and the White Book commentary, making further research quick and easy to carry out Table of contents: Civil Litigation in Outline Funding Civil Litigation Interest Personal Injury Damages Limitation of Actions The Preliminary Stages of Litigation Parties to Actions Service of Documents From Issue to Allocation Part 8 Claims Cases with a foreign element Drafting Statements of Case Interim Applications Drafting Applications, Witness Statements and Affidavits Default judgment Admissions and Requests for Time to Pay Disposal Hearings Part 20 Claims Summary Judgment The Small Claims Track (Part 27) The Fast Track (Part 28) The Multi-Track (Part 29) Experts Cases not governed by standard track allocation Interim Payments Security for Costs Interim Injunctions (Part 25) Change of Solicitors Part 36 Offers and Payments Disclosure and Inspection Evidence Fact Management Judicial Case Management Termination of an action by consent Discontinuance Preparations for trial Trial Costs Payable by One Party to Another Costs: Special Cases Enforcement of Money Judgements Enforcement of Other Judgments Insolvency Applications to set aside or vary orders Appeals up to the Court of Appeal Appeals to the House of Lords