O'Hare & Browne: Civil Litigation, 15th Edition

Arbitration / Mediation / Litigation

O'Hare & Browne: Civil Litigation, 15th Edition

Edited by John O'Hare · Kevin Browne
Sweet & Maxwell U.K. December 2011

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780414047785
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
Publication
December 2011
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

  • Provides a practical and comprehensive guide covering all areas of civil litigation in the High Court and County Court
  • Explains how the Civil Procedure Rules work in practice
  • 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
  • Provides tactical and strategic advice, and recommends systems you can put in place
  • Includes examples to help clarify what you need to do
  • Deals with costs and funding
  • Provides references to court forms and relevant rules
  • Refers to the Civil Procedure Rules and The White Book
  • Fully up to date with the latest legislative developments
  • Written in an accessible narrative style
RELEVANT NEW LEGISLATION AND CHANGES
  • Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011;  Civil Procedure (Amendments Nos. 2, 3 and 4) Rules 2010
  • Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents
  • Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010
  • Group Litigation Orders
  • Disclosure of Electronic Documents: new PD 31B
  • Recent case law developments include:
    • Part 36: the retreat from Carver: Gibbon v Manchester City Council [2010] 
    • Guidance on making an appeal to the Court of Appeal
    • Removal of expert witness immunity from suit
    • Withdrawing an admission
    • Changing experts
    • How to avoid being “ambushed” at trial
    • Relief from sanctions
    • Periodical Payment Orders
    • Amending statements of case

Table of Contents

  1. Civil Litigation in Outline
  2. Funding Civil Litigation
  3. Interest
  4. Personal Injury Damages
  5. Limitation of Actions
  6. The Preliminary Stages of Litigation
  7. Parties to Actions
  8. Service of Documents
  9. From Issue to Allocation
  10. Part 8 Claims
  11. Cases with a foreign element
  12. Drafting Statements of Case
  13. Interim Applications
  14. Drafting Applications, Witness Statements and Affidavits
  15. Default judgment
  16. Admissions and Requests for Time to Pay
  17. Disposal Hearings
  18. Additional Claims
  19. Summary Judgment
  20. The Small Claims Track (Part 27)
  21. The Fast Track (Part 28)
  22. The Multi-Track (Part 29)
  23. Experts
  24. Cases not governed by standard track allocation
  25. Interim Payments
  26. Security for Costs
  27. Interim Injunctions (Part 25)
  28. Change of Solicitors
  29. Part 36 Offers
  30. Disclosure and Inspection
  31. Evidence
  32. Fact Management
  33. Judicial Case Management
  34. Termination of an action by consent
  35. Discontinuance
  36. Preparations for trial
  37. Trial
  38. Costs Payable by One Party to Another
  39. Costs: Special Cases
  40. Enforcement of Money Judgements
  41. Enforcement of Other Judgments
  42. Insolvency
  43. Applications to set aside or vary orders
  44. Appeals up to the Court of Appeal
  45. Appeals to the United Kingdom Supreme Court

About the Author

John O’Hare is a Master of the Senior Courts Costs Office and a contributor to the White Book. Barrister.
 
Kevin Browne is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of Course Design at the College of Law, London. Solicitor.
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