Civil Litigation Handbook, 2nd edition

Introduction;
Part I - Running a Litigation Practice: 
1. Quality and standards; 
2. Human resources and team management; 
3. Client care: handling complaints and claims;
4. Marketing litigation: referrals and instructions; 
5. Managing litigation for profit; 
Part II - Running a litigation case: 
6. Risk analysis and managing a litigation case; 
7. Settlement, ADR and negotiation skills;
8. Pre-action behaviour; 
9. Serving proceedings; 
10. Managing a case from service to trial; 
11. Evidence;
12. Costs and financing; 
Useful contacts.

Suzanne Burn is a District Judge at Bromley County Court. Previously in private practice and Secretary to the Law Society's Civil Litigation Committee, she is currently a member of the Civil Justice Council, a contributor to The White Book and regular author on civil litigation issues, particularly expert evidence. Her book Successful Use of Expert Witnesses was published by Shaws in 2005.

John Peysner is Professor of Law at the University of Lincoln and an Honorary Visiting Professor at City University, London. He was a member of the Civil Justice Council from 2001 to 2006 and is a member of the Civil Committee of the Judicial Studies Board.

With contributions from Vicky Ling, Jim Palmer, Heather Stewart, Mark Harvey, Tony Guise, Tim Aspinall, Tim Wallis, Jeff Kinder, Georgina Squire, Gordon Exall, Margaret Langley and David Marshall.