Abstract
In this new text, A Civil Litigation Practice Manual, the author, Assistant Professor Hugh Zillmann, the Director of Bond University's Practical Legal Training Program, draws upon his extensive experience as both a legal practitioner and legal academic, to provide a user-friendly introduction to and explanation of the practical aspects of the civil litigation process.
The manual is concisely formatted and presented in a narrative style, which tracks the stages of civil litigation, highlighting important procedural aspects of the process, as well as providing useful practical tips.
The text is designed and structured to provide a link for the latter year law student/newly admitted practitioner, to enable them to understand the practical aspects of what they have learned during their degree studies and be in a position to apply that knowledge, both during practical legal training, as well as legal practice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction to Civil Litigation and Civil Procedure
Chapter 2: Jurisdiction: The Adversarial System
Chapter 3: Jurisdiction of the Courts
Chapter 4: Commencing a Civil Legal Proceeding
Chapter 5: Service of Process
Chapter 6: Mechanisms of Appearance
Chapter 7: Pleadings – An Introduction
Chapter 8: Pleadings: Reply; Counter Claim and Amendment
Chapter 9: Parties and Causes of Action
Chapter 10: Discovery, Inspection and Interrogatories
Chapter 11: Summary Disposal and Discontinuance of an Action
Chapter 12: Interlocutory Proceedings and Defining the Questions for Trial
Chapter 13: ADR and Settlement of Actions
Chapter 14: The Trial
Chapter 15: Judgment
Chapter 16: Appeals
Chapter 17: Costs of Litigation
The manual is concisely formatted and presented in a narrative style, which tracks the stages of civil litigation, highlighting important procedural aspects of the process, as well as providing useful practical tips.
The text is designed and structured to provide a link for the latter year law student/newly admitted practitioner, to enable them to understand the practical aspects of what they have learned during their degree studies and be in a position to apply that knowledge, both during practical legal training, as well as legal practice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction to Civil Litigation and Civil Procedure
Chapter 2: Jurisdiction: The Adversarial System
Chapter 3: Jurisdiction of the Courts
Chapter 4: Commencing a Civil Legal Proceeding
Chapter 5: Service of Process
Chapter 6: Mechanisms of Appearance
Chapter 7: Pleadings – An Introduction
Chapter 8: Pleadings: Reply; Counter Claim and Amendment
Chapter 9: Parties and Causes of Action
Chapter 10: Discovery, Inspection and Interrogatories
Chapter 11: Summary Disposal and Discontinuance of an Action
Chapter 12: Interlocutory Proceedings and Defining the Questions for Trial
Chapter 13: ADR and Settlement of Actions
Chapter 14: The Trial
Chapter 15: Judgment
Chapter 16: Appeals
Chapter 17: Costs of Litigation
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Sydney |
| Publisher | Thomson Reuters (Scientific) Inc. & Affiliates |
| Number of pages | 285 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780455241340 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780455241333 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |