"This book represents our efforts, and the efforts of our contributors, to center questions of inequality in the teaching, learning, and practice of civil procedure by shining a light on the ways in which civil procedure may privilege-or silence-voices in our courts"--

A Practical Guide to Civil Litigation is a major new work explaining the process of civil litigation in the English High Court and county courts. Over 40 chapters guide the reader through each step of the claim. Each chapter sets out clearly the requirements of the CPR with a discussion of the relevant case law, together with the practical demands of how the rules operate in practice. In addition, there is valuable advice on core litigation skills such as interviewing, drafting, research and advocacy. Written by a team of district judges, solicitors and a barrister, who also have considerable experience in the provision of legal education, A Practical Guide to Civil Litigation provides unparalleled commentary on the process of conducting litigation, whether for the claimant or defendant.

"The second in a series of litigation skills publications, this practical guidebook aimed at junior to intermediate defence lawyers working in the District Court, including clear guidance and useful tools such as sample documents and flowcharts"--Publisher information.

Integrating legal theory with practice in a most unusual way, this user-friendly text uses an intriguing story line to engage students. Workshops take users through the steps of preparing a case for trial - from drawing up pleadings and motions to computing time. "Putting It Into Practice" questions appear throughout each chapter, challenging students to apply each concept as they read along. Significant emphasis is placed on local and state rules and the text provides space for students to write in the rules and procedures that apply to them. Users are encouraged to create a "forms file" so they have a notebook of forms they can take with them to their first job. Other pedagogical tools include "Procedural Ponderables" that challenge students to think beyond the rules, "Litigation Lingo and Logistics" that provides hypotheticals and interesting exercises, and "Techno Tips" that introduce readers to helpful computer programs, formatting, and other technical issues.ALSO AVAILABLECOMING SOONWest Paralegal Comprehensive CTB-2000-II, ISBN: 0-7668-1773-3

This volume analyses the key skills that a lawyer needs to handle a case effectively. In addition to covering skills in dealing with a client, writing legal documents, and presenting a case in court, the text demonstrates how to use law effectively, how to develop a case, and how to present persuasive arguments. Following the Woolf reforms and other changes in procedure and evidence rules, lawyers operate in an increasingly complex environment. The text addresses legal skills within this rapidly changing context.

Any practitioner faced with the decision as to whether to appeal, or who has questions arising at each stage, will benefit enormously from a book that examines the law, principles, procedures, and processes involved. This leading work has been updated and restructured, to ensure it provides guidance on the complete and complex process of making a civil appeal. Clearly written and cross referenced, the books UK/European coverage of appeals includes: -- District Judges to Circuit Judges in the County Court -- Masters and District Judges to High Court Judges -- Court of Appeal -- House of Lords -- Privy Council -- The European Court -- The European Court of Human Rights -- Administrative Law and Elections

This book explains various areas of private, public and criminal practice in the United States, as well as US legal research, to the audience of practising civil lawyers who may interact with US lawyers. Each chapter is written by a recognised specialist in his or her respective field who has practiced and taught in that field. Further, the first chapter is an introduction to the "foreign" nature of US law for civil lawyers, written by the editor, Kirk W Junker, who holds the Chair in US Law at the University of Cologne, who has been teaching US law to law students in Germany and France for ten years, and who previously practiced US law for nine years. As a practitioner's guide, a special feature of the book is that every term of art, regardless of which field of law, is translated into both German and French in accompanying footnotes on each page. In addition, every chapter includes “Practice Tips,” “Checklists for Practice,” and illustrative “Examples,” each of which is clearly marked in a separate box. Some chapters offer tables, example draft documents and templates to make the book easy to use as a reference book and a handbook.

This third edition of Civil Procedure: A Practical Guide provides a clear and concise introduction to the complex area of civil procedure. The civil procedures used in the High Courts, District and Regional Magistrates' Courts, Supreme Court of Appeal, Constitutional Court and Small ClaimsCourt are discussed in detail, with practical implementation guidelines. The book has been thoroughly revised and updated, and incorporates discussions and analyses of new cases and developments in the field of civil procedure, including the significant changes brought about by the Superior CourtsAct 10 of 2013. In addition, the text now offers a new chapter which addresses class action matters.