A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure
A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure guides the reader through the procedural requirements employed in the civil courts. The volume provides an overview of the key statutory provisions, rules, practice directions, and case law which govern the various stages of a civil litigation claim. Providing practical guidance, the text charts the progress of a typical civil litigation claim, from funding litigation and issuing and serving proceedings, through to trial, enforcement, and appeal. Full coverage of alternative dispute resolution is also included. Relevant sample documentation is featured throughout and introduces the forms and documents which will be encountered in practice, while key points summaries featured at the end of chapters highlight the essential points covered. This edition has been revised to incorporate rule changes up to the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 and the 105th Update. Changes incorporated into the new edition include the pilot scheme for disclosure of documents in the Business and Property Courts. Among the many recent cases incorporated into the text are MacDonald v D & F Contracts Ltd which marks a departure from the traditional approach on whether it is possible to enter a default judgment after late filing of the defence; a number of cases on enforcing the undertakings in damages given in interim injunction applications, costs management and qualified one-way costs shifting, and Supreme Court decision on service against unnamed defendants in Cameron v Liverpool Insurance.