Civil Procedure: Access to Commercial Justice
Published on 16. October 2025
Book
Hardback
524 pages
978-90-04-72148-7 (ISBN)
Description
The financial burden of litigation continues to be the single most important consideration for parties in determining whether to fight their case in court. The financial burden of embarking on civil litigation can influence litigation strategy and determine who has, and who is denied, access to justice. This edition provides a comprehensive study of the financial obstacles of access to justice in civil litigation. It draws on the contributions of eighteen jurisdictions to examine what impact the commitment to access to justice has made regarding access to civil litigation.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
898 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-72148-7 (9789004721487)
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Persons
Dr Petra Butler, University of Canterbury, is Amo Matua | Executive Dean - Law, Director, Institute of Small and Micro States and an Honorary Senior Fellow, British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
Allanah Colley, BA/LLB (Hons), LLM (NYU), is a Ph.D. Candidate in Law at the University of Melbourne and an International Consultant with the United Nations Team of Experts on Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict. She has published articles related to gender and sexuality law, criminal law, the legal profession and access to justice, and is a Trustee of the New Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a nga Wahine.
Allanah Colley, BA/LLB (Hons), LLM (NYU), is a Ph.D. Candidate in Law at the University of Melbourne and an International Consultant with the United Nations Team of Experts on Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict. She has published articles related to gender and sexuality law, criminal law, the legal profession and access to justice, and is a Trustee of the New Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a nga Wahine.
Content
1 The Financial Obstacles to Civil Litigation: Access to the Judge in the Age of Technology, Human Rights And State Spending Cuts
?Petra Butler, Allanah Colley
2 Cost and Fee Allocation in Austrian Civil Procedure
? Joachim Pierer
3 An Overview of Access to Justice in Brazil
Gustavo Moser, Mariana Tonolli Chiavone Delchiaro,
? Susana Henriques da Costa
4 The Financial Obstacles of Access to the Judge: Canada
? Marie-Claude Desjardins, Sedjro Axel-Luc Hountohotegbe
5 Access to Justice in Civil Cases in China
? Ming Liao
6 Litigation Costs as an Obstacle to Access to Courts in Croatia
? Vesna Tomljenovic, Paula Poretti
7 The Financial Obstacles to Civil Litigation in Germany
? Ann-Kristin Mayrhofer, Beate Gsell
8 Just a Matter of Time? The Financial Obstacles to Access to Civil Litigation in Italy
? Alessandra De Luca
9 Access to Japanese Civil Justice: From a Financial Viewpoint
? Hirotoshi Uchiumi
10 Litigation Costs in Dutch Civil Procedure and the Right of Access to Justice: A Fair Balance?
? Fokke Fernhout
11 The Financial Obstacles of Access to The Judge: New Zealand
? Bridgette Toy-Cronin
12 The Financial Obstacles of Access to the Judge: Romania
? Flavius A. Baias, Silviu M. Munteanu
13 Access to Justice: The Financial Obstacles to Civil Litigation in Singapore
? Wee Ling Loo
14 The Financial Obstacles of Access to the Judge: The Case of Slovenia
? Katja Plaustajner Metelko
15 The Divide in South African Justice: Rights on Paper, Barriers in Reality
? Theo Broodryk
16 Access to Justice and Financial Obstacles in Turkey
? Ersin Erdogan
17 Costs in Ukrainian Civil Procedure: The Price of Justice
? Iryna Izarova
18 Access to Civil Justice in the United States
? Margaret Y. K. Woo, Jacqueline Vieira
Index
?Petra Butler, Allanah Colley
2 Cost and Fee Allocation in Austrian Civil Procedure
? Joachim Pierer
3 An Overview of Access to Justice in Brazil
Gustavo Moser, Mariana Tonolli Chiavone Delchiaro,
? Susana Henriques da Costa
4 The Financial Obstacles of Access to the Judge: Canada
? Marie-Claude Desjardins, Sedjro Axel-Luc Hountohotegbe
5 Access to Justice in Civil Cases in China
? Ming Liao
6 Litigation Costs as an Obstacle to Access to Courts in Croatia
? Vesna Tomljenovic, Paula Poretti
7 The Financial Obstacles to Civil Litigation in Germany
? Ann-Kristin Mayrhofer, Beate Gsell
8 Just a Matter of Time? The Financial Obstacles to Access to Civil Litigation in Italy
? Alessandra De Luca
9 Access to Japanese Civil Justice: From a Financial Viewpoint
? Hirotoshi Uchiumi
10 Litigation Costs in Dutch Civil Procedure and the Right of Access to Justice: A Fair Balance?
? Fokke Fernhout
11 The Financial Obstacles of Access to The Judge: New Zealand
? Bridgette Toy-Cronin
12 The Financial Obstacles of Access to the Judge: Romania
? Flavius A. Baias, Silviu M. Munteanu
13 Access to Justice: The Financial Obstacles to Civil Litigation in Singapore
? Wee Ling Loo
14 The Financial Obstacles of Access to the Judge: The Case of Slovenia
? Katja Plaustajner Metelko
15 The Divide in South African Justice: Rights on Paper, Barriers in Reality
? Theo Broodryk
16 Access to Justice and Financial Obstacles in Turkey
? Ersin Erdogan
17 Costs in Ukrainian Civil Procedure: The Price of Justice
? Iryna Izarova
18 Access to Civil Justice in the United States
? Margaret Y. K. Woo, Jacqueline Vieira
Index