• Trusted by generations of students and litigators and written by an expert in the field, A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure can be relied upon to provide a clear and accurate exposition of the key procedures which underpin a civil action ensuring that the reader is fully equipped with the necessary procedural knowledge to effectively and efficiently steer a claim through the civil courts
• Updated annually and covering all relevant statutory provisions, rules, practice directions and case law this book provides a wide-ranging and detailed overview of all aspects of a civil litigation claim making it essential reading for students undertaking a compulsory civil litigation course on either the LPC or BVC, and an invaluable source of reference for junior practitioners
• Sample documentation, included throughout, enhances the pragmatic nature of the book and helps the reader prepare for successful litigation by introducing the forms and documents likely to be commonly encountered in practice
• A test bank of fully customizable multiple choice questions is available on the Online Resource Centre equipping lecturers with the perfect tool to test their students' understanding of the topics covered in the book

New to this edition

• Fully updated to incorporate all amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules introduced by the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2008 and other important changes introduced by the Ministry of Justice up to Update 49
• Chapters on service and sanctions have been thoroughly revised in light of recent key developments in these areas
• List of contents inserted at start of all chapters enables the reader to quickly identify and locate specific topics within chapters
• The test bank of multiple choice questions available online has been fully updated to match the new edition, offering lecturers a useful testing tool with which to assess their students' understanding of specific topics

Readership: Suitable for students studying on the Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course. It is also an invaluable source of reference for junior practitioners throughout their training contract or pupillage.

Stuart Sime, Barrister and Director of the BVC, The City Law School, City University

Review(s) from previous edition

"This material is presented in an extremely practical and accessible manner....this text is extremely useful to experienced and inexperienced practitioners, students and litigants in person. - Student Law Journal

"This text provides the best pragmatic and detailed overview of the civil process on the market. Life would have been much easier if this work existed when I became a litigator. Clearly written and thorough, it is without equal." - Dominic Regan, Solicitor, CPD lecturer, Legal writer and broadcaster

1.: Introduction
2.: The civil courts
3.: Overriding objective and human rights
4.: Funding litigation
5.: Pre-action protocols
6.: Alternative dispute resolution
7.: Limitation
8.: Issuing and serving proceedings
9.: Renewal of process
10.: Service outside the jurisdiction
11.: Responding to a claim
12.: Default judgment
13.: Statements of case
14.: Track allocation and case management
15.: Amendment
16.: Requests for further information
17.: Parties and joinder
18.: Additional claims under Part 20
19.: Part 8 claims and petitions
20.: Interim applications
21.: Summary judgment
22.: Striking out, discontinuance, and stays
23.: Interim payments
24.: Security of costs
25.: Small claims track
26.: Fast track
27.: Multi-track
28.: Sanctions
29.: Disclosure
30.: Norwich Pharmacal and related disclosure orders
31.: Experts
32.: Witness statements and affidavits
33.: Hearsay
34.: Admissions and documentary evidence
35.: Interim injunctions
36.: Freezing injunctions
37.: Search orders
38.: Listing and pre-trial reviews
39.: Trial
40.: References to the European Court of Justice
41.: Judgments and orders
42.: Offers to settle
43.: Costs
44.: Enforcement
45.: Judicial review
46.: Appeals