Blackstone's Civil Practice 2023

A General Matters
1: The overriding objective and sources of procedural law
2: Court organisation
3: Computing time
4: Remedies

B Funding litigation
5: Funding litigation
6: Conditional fee agreements
7: Community Legal Service

C Before commencing a claim
8: Pre-action protocols
9: Notices before action

D Commencement
10: Limitation
11: Where to start proceedings
12: Issuing proceedings
13: Part 8 claims
14: Joinder and parties
15: Filing and service
16: Service outside the jurisdiction

E Responding to a Claim
17: Admitting the claim and requesting time to pay
18: Acknowledging service and filing a defence
19: Disputing the court's jurisdiction
20: Default judgment

F Solicitors
21: Acting by a solicitor
22: Change of solicitor

G Statements of case
23: Claim form
24: Particulars of claim
25: Schedule of loss and damage
26: Defending a claim
27: Reply and subsequent statements of case
28: Counterclaims
29: Part 20 claims
30: Further information
31: Amendments to statements of case

H Interim applications
32: Applications and interim orders
33: Striking out
34: Summary judgment
35: Possession claims against trespassers
36: Interim payments
37: Interim injunctions
38: Freezing injunctions
39: Search orders
40: Interim delivery up of goods
41: Inspection of property

I Case management
42: Case management
43: Costs Management
44: Costs Capping and Costs Protection
45: Small claims
46: Fast track
47: Multi-track
48: Non-compliance, sanctions and relief

J Evidence
49: General law of evidence
50: Disclosure
51: Witness statements
52: Affidavits
53: Hearsay evidence
54: Experts and assessors

K Discontinuance and stays
55: Discontinuance
56: Stays

L Trial
57: Witness summonses
58: Giving evidence without attending court
59: Trial bundles
60: Trial by jury
61: Trial
62: Non-attendance
63: Judgments and orders
64: Interest

M Costs
65: Solicitor and own client costs
66: Part 36 offers and payments
67: Security for costs
68: Costs orders
69: Qualified One-way costs shifting
70: Fixed costs etc
71: Assessment of costs

N Alternative dispute resolution
72: Arbitration claims
73: Alternative dispute resolution

O Appeals, judicial review and EC references
74: The appeals system
75: Hearing of appeals
76: Appeals to the House of Lords
77: Judicial review
78: References to the Court of Justice of the European Union

P Enforcement
79: Enforcement
80: Enforcement of foreign judgments
81: Committal and sequestration

Q Insolvency Proceedings and Company Matters
82: Winding up and administration of registered companies
83: Bankruptcy
84: Insolvency applications and appeals
85: Applications under the Companies Act and Related Legislation
86: Director Disqualification

R Landlord and tenant and possession proceedings
87: Mortgage Possessions

S Anti-social behaviour and harassment
88: Anti-social behaviour and harassment

T Sale of goods and consumer credit
89: Sale of goods
90: Unfair contract terms
U Human rights and civil procedure
91: Human rights and civil procedure

V Terminology
92: Changes in terminology made by the CPR

Appendices
Appendix 1 Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and practice directions
Appendix 2 Pre-action protocols
Appendix 3 Court fees orders
Appendix 4 Selected legislation