Civil Litigation Handbook
2nd Edition
Published on 23. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-85328-949-1 (ISBN)
Description
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the "Civil Litigation Handbook" offers a comprehensive and authoritative guide to litigation and dispute resolution. A select group of the country's leading practitioners explain how to run an efficient, cost-effective and profitable litigation business in the post-Woolf era. The book adopts a two-part approach: Part I - focuses on the strategic and practical aspects of running a litigation practice; and Part II - concentrates on the day-to-day running of litigation cases. The book contains a range of useful tools for the practitioner, including precedent letters and forms.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-85328-949-1 (9781853289491)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Susan Cunningham-Hill | Karen Elder
Civil Litigation Handbook
Book
08/2008
3rd Edition
Oxford University Press
€40.84
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Previous edition
Suzanne Burn | John Peysner
Civil Litigation Handbook
Book
10/2001
The Law Society
€94.22
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Persons
Suzanne Burn is a District Judge at Bromley County Court. Previously in private practice, she is a member of the Civil Justice Council and a contributor to The White Book. John Peysner is Professor of Law at the University of Lincoln. He is a member of the Civil Justice Council and writes for a number of leading publications on litigation matters. With contributions from Vicky Ling, Jim Palmer, Heather Stewart, Mark Harvey, Tony Guise, Tim Aspinall, Tim Wallace, Jeff Kinder, Georgina Squire, Gordon Exall, Margaret Langley and David Marshall.
Content
Introduction; Part I - Running a Litigation Practice: 1. Quality and standards; 2. Human resources and team management; 3. Client care: handling complaints and claims; 4. Marketing litigation: referrals and instructions; 5. Managing litigation for profit; Part II - Running a litigation case: 6. Risk analysis and managing a litigation case; 7. Settlement, ADR and negotiation skills; 8. Pre-action behaviour; 9. Serving proceedings; 10. Managing a case from service to trial; 11. Evidence; 12. Costs and financing; Useful contacts.