Pleadings Without Tears

• One of the most successful books on practical legal drafting in litigation
• Written in a lively and entertaining style, whilst providing many useful tips and examples
• Takes full account of the various relevant changes to the Civil Procedure Rules since the last edition

New to this edition

• Includes a new chapter on skeleton arguments

Readership: Primary: Solicitors and barristers working in civil litigation: particularly junior lawyers, trainee solicitors, and pupil barristers. Secondary: Students on vocational law courses (LPC and BVC).

William Rose, Circuit Judge

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1: Pillars of Understanding (General Principles)
2: Getting the Show on the Road (The Claim)
3: Making a Fight of It (The Defence and Counterclaim)
4: The Right to Reply (The Reply)
5: Don't Answer Back (Rejoinder, etc)
6: Pray-Tell Me (The Request for Further Information)
7: 'Just to Let You Know..' (The Answer to a Request for Further Information)
8: Come and Join In (Additional Claims Against Third Parties)
9: Pieces of Eight (The Part 8 Procedure)
10: 'To Tell You the Truth...' (Affadavits and Witness Statements)
11: Just a Minute (Minutes and Agreed Orders)
12: Bones of Contention (The Skeleton Argument)
13: A Matter of Opinions (Opinion Writing)