O'Hare & Browne: Civil Litigation 22nd ed

O’Hare & Browne: Civil Litigation

provides a practical, comprehensive and detailed guide covering all areas of civil litigation in the High Court and County Court. It guides you through the procedure involved in any civil matter and covers all stages of litigation in a logical sequence from pre-action to enforcement and appeals. Expert authors provide tactical and strategic advice, examples, tips and solutions, and it cross-refers to the Civil Procedure Rules and the White Book Service

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)