O'Hare & Browne: Civil Litigation

This book explains how the Civil Procedure Rules work in practice. The book covers the entire spectrum of civil litigation providing a step-by-step guide through all stages of a civil action. Features:

• Provides a practical, comprehensive and detailed guide covering all areas of civil litigation in the High Court and County Court
• Guides you through the procedure involved in any civil matter
• Covers all stages of litigation in a logical sequence from pre-action to enforcement and appeals
• Expert authors provide tactical and strategic advice, examples, tips and solutions
• Cross-refers to the Civil Procedure Rules and the White Book

The 21st edition has been fully revised and includes new chapters, sections and fuller coverage on:

• The fixed costs regimes for most cases on the fast track and intermediate track, with examples and explanations of how these new rules affect costs under Part 36 and costs of appeals (costs are now covered in seven chapters)
• Challenges to the jurisdiction of the court following the service of the claim form which was made late or was otherwise irregular (a new section on Part 11)
• Guidance on the Court of Appeal’s restatement of the court’s powers to compel parties to attempt ADR and on the new pilot scheme for compulsory mediation in many small claims
• New cases on the effect of failure to cross-examine expert witnesses and on the making of orders for cross-examination at hearings other than trials
• Two further new chapters on mediation and the intermediate track
• Plus coverage of many other recent rule changes and case authorities (including amendments of pleadings, representative actions, injunctions against persons unknown, imaging orders and DDOs, debt relief orders and debt respite schemes)

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