A practical approach to civil procedure / Stuart Sime.

Previous edition: 2022.

Includes index.

Introduction - Funding litigation -- The civil courts -- Overriding objective and human rights -- Pre-action protocols -- Issuing and serving -- Renewal of process -- Part 8 claims and petitions -- Low value road traffic accident claims -- Alternate dispute resolution -- Service outside the jurisdiction -- Responding to a claim -- Default judgment -- Statements of case -- Track allocations and case mangement -- Costs management -- Costs capping and protection -- Requests for further information -- Parties and joinder -- Additional claims under Part 20 -- Limitation -- Amendment --Interim applications -- Summary judgment -- Interim payments -- Security for costs -- Small claims track -- Fast track -- Multi-track -- Striking out, discontinuance, and stays -- Disclosure -- Witness statements and affidavits -- Hearsay -- Admissions and documentary evidence -- Experts -- Offers to settle -- Sanctions -- Listing and pre-trial reviews -- Trial -- Remote hearings - Judgments and orders -- Interim injuctions -- Freezing injunctions -- Search orders -- Norwich Pharmacal and related disclosure orders -- Costs -- Qualified one-way costs shifting -- Enforcement -- Judicial Review -- Appeals.

"Trusted by generations of students and litigators, A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure is a classic text which guides you through the maze of procedural requirements utilized by the civil courts. Written by an expert in the field, this book is unrivalled in its detail of the various stages of a civil claim, making it essential reading for students and newly qualified litigators alike. Taking a thoroughly practical focus throughout, the book charts the progress of a typical civil litigation claim, from funding litigation and issuing and serving proceedings, through to trial, enforcement, and appeal. Full coverage of alternative dispute resolution is also included. Relevant sample documentation is featured throughout and introduces the reader to the forms and documents which will be encountered in practice, while key point summaries featured at the end of chapters highlight the essential points covered." -- Publisher description.