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Blackstone's Civil Practice 2011 provides authoritative coverage and expert analysis of the process of civil litigation in both the county courts and in the High Court. It combines a unique narrative commentary with the full text of the Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Directions and Pre-Action Protocols and Practice Guides and is the only civil court text to explain and analyse civil procedure in narrative chapters. Written by a team of expert practitioners and academics, the text follows the course of proceedings from funding litigation and commencement of a claim through to enforcement of judgments. The text offers lucid, practical guidance to the effective conduct of litigation - providing detailed guidance on both the general conduct of litigation and more specialist areas such as judicial review, landlord and tenant and possession proceedings, sale of goods, and consumer credit. The narrative is supported by procedural checklists, giving quick access to details of required actions, time limits and applicable Rules and Practice Directions.
The text is also cross-referenced to comprehensive appendices containing scrupulously edited and up-to-date texts of the Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Directions, Pre-Action Protocols and selected procedural legislation. All copies of Blackstone's Civil Practice 2011 will be comprehensively updated by a paper supplement, included in the price, containing updates to the CPR and case law. The book is also accompanied by a regularly updated companion web site. The 39 Procedural Checklists in Blackstone's Civil Practice 2011 are available from IRIS Laserform. These step-by-step guides will save you valuable time, reduce risk and ensure successful case management. Practices will also benefit from direct links to relevant forms and hyperlinks to the MoJ website, for the Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions, and other websites for instant access to additional information and know-how. For more information, please contact IRIS Laserform by email at [email protected] ...well structured and expertly written. I have no doubt that Blackstone's Civil Practice 2011 will remain a highly regarded text amongst practitioners for many years to come. It should certainly remain close to hand for any busy commercial litigator. Russell J Kelsall, Student Law Journal

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2011

PROCEDURAL CHECKLISTS; GENERAL MATTERS; 1. The Overriding Objective and Sources of Procedural; 2. Court Organisation; 3. Computing time; 4. Remedies; FUNDING LITIGATION; 5. Funding litigation; 6. Conditional fee agreements; 7. Community Legal Service; BEFORE COMMENCING A CLAIM; 8. Pre-action protocols; 9. Notices before action; COMMENCEMENT; 10. Limitation; 11. Where to start proceedings; 12. Issuing proceedings; 13. Part 8 claims; 14. Joinder and parties; 15. Filing and service; 16. Service outside the jurisdiction; RESPONDING TO A CLAIM; 17. Admitting the claim and requesting time to pay; 18. Acknowledging service and filing a defence; 19. Disputing the court's jurisdiction; 20. Default judgment; SOLICITORS; 21. Acting by a solicitor; 22. Change of solicitor; STATEMENTS OF CASE; 23. Claim form; 24. Particulars of claim; 25. Schedule of loss and damage; 26. Defending a claim; 27. Reply and subsequent statements of case; 28. Counterclaims; 29. Part 20 claims; 30. Further information; 31. Amendments to statements of case; INTERIM APPLICATIONS; 32. Applications and interim orders; 33. Striking out; 34. Summary judgment; 35. Possession claims against trespassers; 36. Interim payments; 37. Interim injunctions; 38. Freezing injunctions; 39. Search orders; 40. Interim delivery up of goods; 41. Inspection of property; CASE MANAGEMENT; 42. Case management; 43. Small claims; 44. Fast track; 45. Multi-track; 46. Non-compliance, sanctions and relief; EVIDENCE; 47. General law of evidence; 48. Disclosure; 49. Witness statements; 50. Affidavits; 51. Hearsay evidence; 52. Experts and assessors; DISCONTINUANCE AND STAYS; 53. Discontinuance; 54. Stays; TRIAL; 55. Witness summonses; 56. Giving evidence without attending court; 57. Trial bundles; 58. Trial by jury; 59. Trial; 60. Non-attendance; 61. Judgments and orders; 62. Interest; COSTS; 63. Solicitor and own client costs; 64. Part 36 offers and payments; 65. Security for costs; 66. Costs orders; 67. Fixed and predictable costs on judgments etc; 68. Assessment of costs; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION; 69. Arbitration claims; 70. Alternative dispute resolution; APPEALS, JUDICIAL REVIEW AND EC REFERENCES; 71. The appeals system; 72. Hearing of appeals; 73. Appeals to the House of Lords; 74. Judicial review; 75. References to the European Court of Justice; ENFORCEMENT; 76. Enforcement; 77. Enforcement of foreign judgments; 78. Committal and sequestration; INSOLVENCY PROCEEDEINGS AND COMPANIES MATTERS; 79. Winding up and administration of registered companies; 80. Bankruptcy; 81. Insolvency applications and appeals; 82. Applications under the Companies Act 1985; 83. Director Disqualification; MORTGAGE POSSESSION CLAIMS; 84. Mortgage Possessions; ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND HARASSMENT; 85. Anti-social behaviour and harassment; SALE OF GOODS AND UNFAIR CONTRACTS; 86. Sale of goods; 87. Unfair contract terms; HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL PRODECURE; 88. Human rights and civil procedure; TERMINOLOGY; 89. Changes in terminology made by the CPR; APPENDIX 1: CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1998 AND PRACTICE DIRECTIONS; APPENDIX 2: PRE-ACTION PROTOCOLS; APPENDIX 3: COURT FEES ORDERS; APPENDIX 4: SELECTED LEGISLATION