Janet Walker, CM, is a distinguished research professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.The Hon. Lorne Sossin is a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.Erik S. Knutsen is a professor of law at the Faculty of Law, Queen’s University.Gerard Kennedy is an associate professor of law at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta.

• Foreword Preface List of Court Rules Chapter 1: Civil Procedure in ContextChapter 2: Costs and Access to Justice Chapter 3: Commencing a Claim Chapter 4: Pleadings Chapter 5: The Size and Scope of Litigation Chapter 6: Class Proceedings Chapter 7: Discovery Chapter 8: Privilege Chapter 9: Disposition without Trial Chapter 10: Pre-trial Relief Chapter 11: Civil Justice Reform Table of Cases IndexAbout the Authors