Litigation Liabilities
Duties of Litigators and Advocates
Published on 5. November 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-1-902558-52-3 (ISBN)
Description
This work examines the duties and obligations of barristers and solicitors engaged in the conduct of litigation. It explores the duties of litigation lawyers to their clients and to the court, and provides comprehensive treatment of the profressional negligence claims and wasted costs applications which may arise from breach of such duties. The major themes dealt with include: the impact of the Woolf Reforms, duties to third parties, standards of care abd proportionality, alternative dispute resolution, advice on litigation funding, unattractive cases, selective advocacy, wasted costs orders, and professional negligence claims.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bembridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1300 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-902558-52-3 (9781902558523)
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Persons
Brian Watson is a barrister practising at Guildhall Chambers, Bristol. He specialises in barristers' and solicitors' professional negligence and has extensive knowledge and experience of a wide range of negligence and property litigation.
Content
Part 1 Duties of Litigators and Advocates Sources of Obligation; Particular Obligation; Standard of Care. Part 2 The Litigation Process Pre-Action; Post Issue; Trial. Part 3 Defences and Mitigation Defences; Mitigation. Part 4 Loss and Causation General Principles; Claims for Loss of Litigation Opportunity; Evaluation; Other Heads of Damage. Part 5 Claims Handling Professional Negligence Claims; Claims for Fees; Wasted Costs Orders.