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Pleadings without tears : a guide to legal drafting under the civil procedure rules / William Rose ; revised and updated by Roger Eastman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Ninth editionDescription: x, 365 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0198804059
  • 9780198804055
Other title:
  • Pleadings without tears : A guide to legal draughting under the civil procedure rules
  • Guide to legal drafting under the civil procedure rules
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347.41072 23
LOC classification:
  • KD7453 .R67 2017
Contents:
1. Pillars of Understanding (General Principles) -- 2. Getting the Show on the Road (The Claim) -- 3. Making a Fight of It (The Defence and Counterclaim) -- 4. The Right to Reply (The Reply) -- 5. Don't Answer Back (Rejoinder, etc) -- 6. Pray - Tell Me (The Request for Further Information) -- 7. 'Just to Let You Know...' (The Answer to a Request for Further Information) -- 8. Come and Join In (Additional Claims Against Third Parties) -- 9. Pieces of Eight (The Part 8 Procedure) -- 10. 'To Tell You The Truth...' (Witness Statements, and the Odd Affidavit) -- 11. Just a Minute (Minutes and Agreed Orders) -- 12. Bones of Contention (The Skeleton Argument) -- 13. A Matter of Opinions (Opinion Writing).
Summary: "The book takes a practical and insightful look at the subject of legal drafting, enabling the reader to become confident in approaching this often unnecessarily daunting subject. It focuses on core skills and fundamental rules while clearly addressing each stage of the process, and goes beyond a straightforward setting out of the precedents and authorities relevant to statements of case. Giving clear examples of how to set out relevant matters with clarity and precision, this book encourages the reader to give full consideration to concise and clear identification of the subject matter of the action, the issues of the case, and the parties' respective positions in respect to those issues."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Pillars of Understanding (General Principles) -- 2. Getting the Show on the Road (The Claim) -- 3. Making a Fight of It (The Defence and Counterclaim) -- 4. The Right to Reply (The Reply) -- 5. Don't Answer Back (Rejoinder, etc) -- 6. Pray - Tell Me (The Request for Further Information) -- 7. 'Just to Let You Know...' (The Answer to a Request for Further Information) -- 8. Come and Join In (Additional Claims Against Third Parties) -- 9. Pieces of Eight (The Part 8 Procedure) -- 10. 'To Tell You The Truth...' (Witness Statements, and the Odd Affidavit) -- 11. Just a Minute (Minutes and Agreed Orders) -- 12. Bones of Contention (The Skeleton Argument) -- 13. A Matter of Opinions (Opinion Writing).

"The book takes a practical and insightful look at the subject of legal drafting, enabling the reader to become confident in approaching this often unnecessarily daunting subject. It focuses on core skills and fundamental rules while clearly addressing each stage of the process, and goes beyond a straightforward setting out of the precedents and authorities relevant to statements of case. Giving clear examples of how to set out relevant matters with clarity and precision, this book encourages the reader to give full consideration to concise and clear identification of the subject matter of the action, the issues of the case, and the parties' respective positions in respect to those issues."--Publisher's website.

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