Civil Procedure Rules in Action

Ian Grainger has practised commercial law at One Essex Court since 1978. He has taught at Oxford and is a CEDR registered mediator. Michael Fealy has been at One Essex Court since 1997, having previously taught commercial law at Queen Mary and Westfield College. Chapters on the CPR, in the context of actions for personal injuries and clinical negligence, have been written by Martin Spencer who is a barrister specialising in those fields

Part A: The Scope and Structure of the CPR; The Overriding Objective; Case Management; The Allocation of Cases to 'Management Tracks'; The Small Claims Track; The Fast Track; The Multi-Track; Part B: Service of Documents; Starting a Claim; Responding to a Claim; Statement of Cases, Amendments and Further Information; Parties; Default Judgements and Setting Them Aside or Varying Them; General Rules About Applications for Court Orders; Summary Judgement; Interim Remedies and Security for Costs; Disclosure and Inspection of Documents; Evidence; Experts and Assessors; Offers to Settle and Payments into Court; Discontinuance; miscellaneous Provisions relating to hearings; Judgements and Orders; Costs; Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence - The Pre-Action Protocols; Other Features of Personal Injury actions Under the CPR; Commercial Court Proceedings; Appeals; Conclusion; Part C: The Core Rules of the CPR, with Relevant Practice Directions Interleaved.