Blackstone's Civil Practice

Sir Maurice Kay is a Lord Justice of Appeal and Chairman of the Judicial Studies Board. He was a professor of law before being called to the bar in 1975 where he practiced until becoming a High Court Judge in 1995. He was appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2004. Derek French works in legal publishing. He is co-author of Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law and author of Applications of Wind up Companies and How to Cite Legal Authorities. He is editor of Blackstone's Statutes on Company Law and has also written on insolvency law, accountancy and management. Stuart Sime is the course director of the full-time bar vocational course at City Law School, where he teaches civil litigation, commercial and company law. He was a practising barrister until 2005. In his early career he spent a number of years in the litigation department of the Treasury Solicitor's Office. He is author of A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure.

PROCEDURAL CHECKLISTS; GENERAL MATTERS; Chapter 1 The Overriding Objective and Sources of Procedural; Chapter 2 Court Organisation; Chapter 3 Computing time; Chapter 4 Remedies; FUNDING LITIGATION; Chapter 5 Funding Litigation; Chapter 6 Conditional Fee Agreements; Chapter 7 Community Legal Service; Chapter 8 Pre-action Protocols; Chapter 9 Notices Before Action; COMMENCEMENT; Chapter 10 Limitation; Chapter 11 Where to Start Proceedings; Chapter 12 Issuing Proceedings; Chapter 13 Part & Claims; Chapter 14 Joinder and Parties; Chapter 15 Filing and Service; Chapter 16 Service Outside the Jurisdiction; RESPONDING TO A CLAIM; Chapter 17 Admitting the Claim and Requesting Time to Pay; Chapter 18 Acknowledging Service and Filing a Defence; Chapter 19 Disputing the Court's Jurisdiction; Chapter 20 Default Judgement; SOLICITORS; Chapter 21 Acting by a Solicitor; Chapter 22 Change of Solicitor; STATEMENTS OF CASE; Chapter 23 Claim Form; Chapter 24 Particulars of a Case; Chapter 25 Schedule of Loss and Damage; Chapter 26 Defending a Claim; Chapter 27 Reply and Subsequent Statements of Case; Chapter 28 Counterclaims; Chapter 29 Additional Claims under Part 20; Chapter 30 Further Information; Chapter 31 Amendments to Statements of Case; INTERIM APPLICATIONS; Chapter 32 Applications and Interim Orders; Chapter 33 Striking Out; Chapter 34 Summary Judgement; Chapter 35 Possession Claims Against Trespassers; Chapter 36 Interim Payments; Chapter 37 Interim Injunctions; Chapter 38 Freezing Injunctions; Chapter 39 Search Orders; Chapter 40 Interim Delivery Up of Goods; Chapter 41 Inspection of Property; CASE MANAGEMENT; Chapter42 Case Management; Chapter 43 Small Claims; Chapter 44 Fast Track; Chapter 45 Multi-track; Chapter 46 Non-Compliance, Sanctions and Relief; EVIDENCE; Chapter 47 General Law of Evidence; Chapter 48 Disclosure; Chapter 49 Witness Statements; Chapter 50 Affidavits; Chapter 51 Hearsay Evidence; Chapter 52 Experts and Assessors; DISCONTINUANCE AND STAYS; Chapter 53 Discontinuance; Chapter 54 Stays; TRIAL; Chapter 55 Witness Summonses; Chapter 56 Giving Evidence without Attending Court; Chapter 57 Trial Bundles; Chapter 58 Trial by Jury; Chapter 59 Trial; Chapter 60 Non-attendance; Chapter 61 Judgements and Orders; Chapter 62 Interest; COSTS; Chapter 63 Solicitor and Own Client Costs; Chapter 64 Part 36 Offers; Chapter 65 Security for Costs; Chapter 66 Cost Orders; Chapter 67 Fixed and Predictable Costs on Judgements etc; Chapter 68 Assessment of Costs; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION; Chapter 69 Arbitration Claims; Chapter 70 Alternative Dispute Resolution; APPEALS, JUDICIAL REVIEW AND EC REFERENCES; Chapter 71 The Appeals System; Chapter 72 Hearing of Appeals; Chapter 73 Appeals to the House of Lords; Chapter 74 Judicial Review; Chapter 75 References to the European Court of Justice; ENFORCEMENT; Chapter 76 Enforcement; Chapter 77 Enforcement of Foreign Judgements; Chapter 78 Committal and Sequestration; INSOLVENCY PROCEEDEINGS AND COMPANIES MATTERS; Chapter 79 Winding Up and Administration of Registered Companies; Chapter 80 Bankcrupcy; Chapter 81 Insolvency Applications and Appeals; Chapter 82 Applications under the Companies Acts and Related Legislation; Chapter 83 Director Disqualifications; LANDLORD AND TENANT AND POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS; Chapter 84 Leases and Licenses; Chapter 85 Forfeiture; Chapter 86 Introduction to the Statutory Codes; Chapter 87 Assured Tenancies under the Housing Act 1988; Chapter 88 Recovering Possession; Chapter 89 Secure Tenancies under the Housing Act 1985; Chapter 90 Homelessness and Housing Act 196 Appeals; Chapter 91 Protection from Eviction; Chapter 92 Mortgage Possession Proceedings; Chapter 93 Business Tenancies; ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; Chapter 94 Anti-Social Behaviour and Harassment; SALE OF GOODS AND CONSUMER CREDIT; Chapter 95 Sale of Goods; Chapter 96 Supply of Goods and Services; Chapter 97 Unfair Contract Terms; Chapter 98 Consumer Credit; HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL PRODECURE; Chapter 99 Human Rights and Civil Procedure; TERMINOLOGY; Chapter 100 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