15. The civil process

2020 ◽  
pp. 554-604
Author(s):  
Steve Wilson ◽  
Helen Rutherford ◽  
Tony Storey ◽  
Natalie Wortley ◽  
Birju Kotecha
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Civil Litigation ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
High Court ◽  
Civil Process ◽  
Civil Court ◽  
History Of ◽  
Civil Courts

This chapter is a general introduction to civil litigation and the civil courts. It describes the process by which a civil claim is dealt with in the County Court or in the High Court. It provides an overview of the major case management powers possessed by the civil courts and discusses how these powers must be exercised to further the overriding objective of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (as amended) to deal with matters justly and at proportionate cost. A brief history of the development of the civil court rules is included and the Woolf and Jackson Reports are discussed. Some of the basic principles of civil evidence are discusses and the methods of enforcement of civil judgments are set out.

15. The civil process

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Wilson ◽  
Helen Rutherford ◽  
Tony Storey ◽  
Natalie Wortley
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Civil Litigation ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
High Court ◽  
Civil Process ◽  
Civil Court ◽  
History Of ◽  
Civil Courts

This chapter is a general introduction to civil litigation and the civil courts. It describes the process by which a civil claim is dealt with in the County Court or in the High Court. It provides an overview of the major case management powers possessed by the civil courts and discusses how these powers must be exercised to further the overriding objective of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (as amended) to deal with matters justly and at proportionate cost. A brief history of the development of the civil court rules is included. Some of the basic principles of civil evidence are discusses and the methods of enforcement of civil judgments are set out.

Civil litigation in twentieth century Europe

2007 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. van Rhee
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Civil Litigation ◽  
New Era ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many ◽  
Twentieth Century Europe

AbstractThe present article adresses one of the many topics on which Raoul van Caenegem has focused during his long career: the history of civil procedure. It concentrates on the twentieth century and offers a comparative perspective. The year 1898, in which the influential Austrian Zivilprozessordnung (öZPO) of the 1st of August 1895 took effect, forms the starting point of the article. This Code inaugurated a new era in civil procedure since it introduced a judge with extensive case management powers. The final part of the article discusses the English Civil Procedure Rules, which came into force in 1999. In 1999, even the English judge, who until that time had acted as a mere 'umpire', acquired extensive case management powers. Case management by the judge is now a common European phenomenon.

scholarly journals Judicial Experiments in Caseflow Management 1920-1970

Amicus Curiae ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-417
Author(s):  
Michael Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Quality Of Outcome ◽  
Rudimentary Form ◽  
Civil Courts

This article explores the evolution of a subordinate judicial office of the Official Referee which was the revolutionary creation of the Judicature Commission of 1872. What is described here is the innovation and evolution of a rudimentary form of case management more than 70 years before its formal introduction in the English courts under the Civil Procedure Rules. This article considers evidence of that evolution as well as the innovations and experiments of judges ahead of their time: Sir Francis Newbolt and his successor Official Referees. It argues that the consensual and business-like approach adopted by Newbolt and others facilitated earlier settlement by means of judicial encouragement during discussions in chambers at an early interlocutory stage. It considers the extent to which Newbolt’s Scheme focused on what Marc Galanter has described as ‘quality of outcome’ and attempts to place this study in the context of the approach taken by Galanter. Such study would not be complete without reference to the work of the late Simon Roberts, which saw civil courts as being transformed into instruments of structured negotiation.

A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Sime
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Civil Litigation ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Small Claim ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Rule Changes ◽  
Summary Judgment ◽  
Civil Courts

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, the importance of alternative dispute resolution processes, issuing and serving proceedings, case management, and through to trial, enforcement, and appeal. 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 No 2) Rules 2021 and the 129th Update. Changes incorporated into the new edition include: Pre-action protocol for small claim road traffic accident cases and the new PD 27B; procedural aspects of the tariff system for whiplash injuries under the Civil Liability Act 2018; recent case law on service of claim forms and particulars of claim; revised rules on costs management; changes to the rules on statements of truth; revisions to the chapter on summary judgment, including the cheque rule and the approach taken in summary judgment applications for discretionary remedies; replacement PD 51U on disclosure of documents in the Business and Property Courts; case law developments on legal professional privilege and without prejudice privilege; developments on search orders, and case law on imaging orders; further guidance on remote hearings; and debt respite procedures.

Compliance Problems and Digitizing Case Management in England and Wales

2020 ◽  
pp. 153-178
Author(s):  
John Sorabji
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Civil Justice ◽  
Reform Programme ◽  
Effective Operation ◽  
Compliance Problem ◽  
Civil Justice System ◽  
Civil Courts ◽  
Potential Use

Compliance with case management orders has been a hidden problem undermining the effective operation of the Civil Procedure Rules. The focus of academic critique has, however, been on the adverse consequences to their effective operation of non-compliance with such orders. This chapter considers this unexamined problem of case management: the compliance problem. It first examines the nature of the compliance problem, placing it within the context of the wider and substantially explored problem of non-compliance; the latter having formed a major limb of Zuckerman’s critique of English civil procedure. It then explores how current and potential future reforms to the English civil justice system arising from HMCTS reform programme, the Civil Courts Structure review, digitization and the potential use of artificial intelligence (AI) could overcome this unexplored problem.

15. Track allocation and case management

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Sime
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Civil Litigation ◽  
Allocation Rules ◽  
Royal Courts

Judicial case management of civil litigation is one of the central planks of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR). In exercising their powers to manage cases, the courts will be seeking to secure the overriding objective of the CPR of ensuring that cases are dealt with justly and at proportionate cost. This chapter discusses procedural judges; docketing; provisional track allocation; filing directions questionnaires; track allocation rules; notice of allocation; allocation directions; ADR and stays to allow for settlement; transfer to appropriate court; trial in the Royal Courts of Justice; changing tracks; and subsequent case management.

Part 1 Comparative Overview of Concepts of Attorney–Client Privilege, 3 England and Wales

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Möckesch Annabelle
Keyword(s):  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Civil Litigation ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Legal Advice ◽  
Civil Court ◽  
Legal Professional ◽  
English Law ◽  
Court Proceedings ◽  
Trial Phase

This chapter follows the structure of the previous chapter. It gives a brief introduction to the Woolf Reform and the Civil Procedure Rules, which regulate the conduct of civil court proceedings and are based to a large extent on Lord Woolf’s recommendations. The chapter then briefly sets out the course of a lawsuit and presents the taking of evidence in civil litigation in the pre-action, the pre-trial, and the trial phase. Lastly and most importantly, the chapter explores legal professional privilege, which has two sub-heads under English law: legal advice privilege and litigation privilege.

A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Sime
Keyword(s):  
Fast Track ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Civil Litigation ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Rule Changes ◽  
Civil Courts ◽  
County Courts

A Practical Approach to Civil Procedureguides 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 No 4) Rules 2014 and the 71st Update. Changes incorporated into the new edition include the replacement of county courts based on districts with a single County Court; the modernization of the rules relating to enforcing judgments against goods; fixed costs in most fast track personal injury claims; changes to the rules on costs budgeting; and the post-Jackson approach to non-compliance with court orders and directions encapsulated in the landmark case ofMitchell v News Group Newspapers.

15. Track Allocation and Case Management

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Sime
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Civil Litigation ◽  
Allocation Rules ◽  
Royal Courts

Judicial case management of civil litigation is one of the central planks of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR). In exercising their powers to manage cases, the courts will be seeking to secure the overriding objective of the CPR of ensuring that cases are dealt with justly and at proportionate cost. This chapter discusses procedural judges; docketing; provisional track allocation; filing directions questionnaires; track allocation rules; notice of allocation; allocation directions; ADR and stays to allow for settlement; transfer to appropriate court; trial in the Royal Courts of Justice; changing tracks; and subsequent case management.

15 Hearings

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brealey Mark ◽  
George Kyla
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Confidential Information ◽  
High Court ◽  
Time Limits

This chapter focuses on practice and procedure in hearings conducted in the High Court and in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). It first considers the preparation for hearings, taking into account the relevant rules, namely Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and CAT Rules, as well as case management, location of proceedings, treatment of confidential information, skeleton arguments and their publication, preparation of bundles of documents, and site visits. The discussion then turns to how hearings are conducted, focusing on factors to consider such as the venue, witnesses, time limits, and transcripts. The chapter also examines matters consequent upon hearings, such as handing down and reporting of judgments, along with their publication and costs. Finally, it explains how applications for permission to appeal in the High Court and in the CAT are made.

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