Litigation Handbook: Practice and Procedure in the Business and Property Courts

The Litigation Handbook is a practical guide to taking a dispute through the courts of England and Wales with a specific focus on the Business and Property Courts from the pre-action stage to resolution, either by trial or settlement using an alternative dispute resolution method. The book is a valuable guide to the process, application and interpretation of the civil procedure rules. Split into three parts it sets out a framework of the civil justice system; the key stages of civil procedure and common interim applications.

The Litigation Handbook provides:

• step-by-step guidance on completing the essential forms
• help with understanding the procedures
• practical tips for dealing with each stage of the litigation process
• clear references to the Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions
• analysis of key cases impacting the litigation process

This comprehensive handbook provides an up-to-date guide for all practitioners enabling them to cross-check key procedural points quickly and easily.

table of content

Part A – The Framework of the Civil Justice System

1. Civil Justice System

2. Overriding Objective and the Court’s Case Management Powers

Part B – Stages of Civil Procedure

3. Pre-Action Conduct

4. Issuing & Serving a Claim

5. Responding to a Claim

6. Statements of Case

7. Allocation and Case Management

8. Disclosure & Inspection

9. Witness & Expert Evidence

10. Trials, Judgment and Orders

11. Appeals

12. Settlement Mechanisms

Part C – Common Interim Applications in Civil Procedure

13. Interim Applications

14. Strike Out & Default Judgment

15. Relief from Sanctions

16. Summary Judgment

17. Pre-Action Disclosure and Non-Party Disclosure

18. Interim Applications involving Disclosure and Inspection

19. Interim Injunctive Applications