Civil Procedure

Sonya Willis lectures in Civil Procedure at the University of Sydney and is a New South Wales solicitor.

Table of Cases Table of Statutes About the author Acknowledgments Preface How this textbook works Key points for succeeding in assessment tasks Key examinable areas PART A The civil litigation process Chapter 1 Introduction to civil procedure Chapter 2 Case management and other pre-commencement considerations Chapter 3 Commencing proceedings Chapter 4 Pleadings and particulars Chapter 5 Party documents Chapter 6 Obtaining relevant information: Alternatives to interparty discovery Chapter 7 Protection of documents: Privilege and confidentiality Chapter 8 Pre-trial witness evidence Chapter 9 Trial preparation and attendance Chapter 10 Judgment and appeals PART B Important considerations in civil procedure Chapter 11 Interactions between the parties and the courts Chapter 12 Summary disposition: The cases courts reject Chapter 13 Costs: The litigation gamble Chapter 14 Alternative dispute resolution Chapter 15 Tribunals and specialty litigation Index Acknowledgments The author and publisher are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright material: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Form 3A © State of New South Wales through the Department of Attorney General and Justice and reproduced with the approval of the Supreme Court of NSW; Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) Form 2, Form 16 © State of Queensland, Australia. Reproduced by permission of the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General; Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) Form 5A © State of Victoria, Australia. Copyright for this publication is owned by the Crown in right of the State of Victoria, Australia. Extracts from legislation of the Parliament of the State of Victoria, Australia, are reproduced with the permission of the Crown in right of the State of Victoria, Australia. The State of Victoria accepts no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any legislation contained in this publication. While every care has been taken to trace and acknowledge copyright, the publisher tenders their apologies for any accidental infringement where copyright has proved untraceable. They would be pleased to come to a suitable arrangement with the rightful owner in each case.