A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure

Stuart Sime is a Barrister and Head of Department, Academic Programmes, The City Law School, City, University of London and a co-editor of Blackstone's Civil Practice.

• 1: Introduction 2: Funding litigation 3: The civil courts 4: Overriding objective and human rights 5: Pre-action protocols 6: Issuing and serving 7: Renewal of process 8: Part 8 claims and petitions 9: Low value road traffic accident claims 10: Alternate dispute resolution 11: Service outside the jurisdiction 12: Responding to a claim 13: Default judgment 14: Statements of case 15: Track allocations and case mangement 16: Costs management 17: Costs capping and protection 18: Requests for further information 19: Parties and joinder 20: Additional claims under Part 20 21: Limitation 22: Amendment 23: Interim applications 24: Summary judgment 25: Interim payments 26: Security for costs 27: Small claims track 28: Fast track 29: Multi-track 30: Striking out, discontinuance, and stays 31: Disclosure 32: Witness statements and affidavits 33: Hearsay 34: Admissions and documentary evidence 35: Experts 36: Offers to settle 37: Sanctions 38: Listing and pre-trial reviews 39: Trial 40: Remote hearings 41: Judgments and orderes 42: Interim injuctions 43: Freezing injunctions 44: Search orders 45: Norwich Pharmacal and related disclosure orderes 46: Costs 47: Qualified one-way costs shifting 48: Enforcement 49: Judicial Review 50: Appeals