Civil Litigation

This text sets out the civil litigation process in a logical order, adopting a practical approach throughout, explaining the various practical parts of the process and giving advice on how to actually conduct litigation. All the main aspects of civil litigation are covered, whether commercial or non-commercial, including: interviewing a client; structuring and handling a litigation file; obtaining evidence and investigating the case; legal aid and franchising; alternative dispute resolution; Mareva injunctions; Anton Piller orders; interlocutory injunctions; and personal injury litigation. The text also incorporates developments in civil procedure including conditional fees, the legal aid Green Paper, the civil litigation practice direction, the Civil Evidence Act 1995 and the Lord Woolf recommendation.