O'Hare & Browne: Civil Litigation 22nd ed

O’Hare & Browne: Civil Litigation

The 22nd edition covers the many important CPR changes made, and more than one hundred procedure cases reported since the last edition. The major updates include:

• A new section on housing disrepair claims
• New guidance as to costs budgeting and as to guideline hourly rates on budgeting
• The Supreme Court’s restatement as to the law relating to claims expressed in a foreign currency (Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Ltd [2026] A.C. 50)
• Expanded coverage of Practice Direction 57AD (concerning disclosure in the Business & Property Division)
• New case law on applications to permit reliance upon surveillance evidence
• A new section on particular types of offers to settle
• What should happen if a witness has to give evidence for more than a day or half-day
• Costs consequences if a defence of fundamental dishonesty fails
• Avoiding pitfalls when serving court documents
• Non-party costs orders against credit hire companies
• New guidance on making an application to dispute the court's jurisdiction
• Case management in the Supreme Court (which is now conducted online)