Subjects:

Practice & Procedure

Contents:

The new regime

Service of Documents

How to Start Proceedings

Statements of Case

Applications for Court Orders

Summary Judgement

Case Management-Preliminary Stage

The Fast Track

The Multi-track

Disclosure and Inspection of Documents

Evidence

Hearsay

Depositions and Expert Evidence

Children and Patients

Costs

Judgements and Orders

Enforcement of Judgements

Recovery of Land and Rent

Judicial Review

Interim Remedies

Interlocutory Hearings and Trials - Preparation and Advocacy

Transitional Arrangements

Payment into Court and Settlement.

The new Civil Procedure Rules embodying the recommendations of the Woolf Report have now come into effect. Under the new rules, the High Court and county courts are for the first time governed by the same set of Rules and Orders.Civil Courts Practice and Procedure Handbook covers all the new procedures used in the civil courts from commencement of action through to judgment.

This invaluable handbook contains precedents, checklists and examples of the new forms.In addition, District Judge Alan Simons, has produced a supplementary handbook, A Practical Guide to Civil Courts Procedure, which explains the main Rules.