Blackstone's Civil Practice 2015

The Right Honourable Sir Maurice Kay (Editor-in-Chief) was formerly a Lord Justice of Appeal and Vice President of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). 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. Professor Stuart Sime is the course director of the full-time Bar professional training course at the 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 co-author of Blackstone's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms 2013, the author of A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure, co-author of A Practical Approach to ADR and co-author of The Jackson ADR Handbook (all published by OUP). Derek French is principal author of 29 editions of Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law, author of two editions of Applications to Wind Up Companies and one of Model Articles of Association for Companies, editor of 16 editions of Blackstone's Statutes on Company Law and co-author of Blackstone's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms 2013, (all published by OUP). Michael Walker (Editorial Advisory Board) is a District Judge, Wandsworth County Courts, presently on secondment to the Royal Courts of Justice. Ivor Weintroub (Editorial Advisory Board) is a District Judge, Bournemouth County Court, and a Recorder of the Crown and County Courts. Stuart Bridge (Editorial Advisory Board) is a Circuit Judge on the South Eastern Circuit and a Life Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge.

A GENERAL MATTERS ; B FUNDING LITIGATION ; C BEFORE COMMENCING A CLAIM ; D COMMENCEMENT ; E RESPONDING TO A CLAIM ; F SOLICITORS ; G STATEMENTS OF CASE ; H INTERIM APPLICATIONS ; I CASE MANAGEMENT ; J EVIDENCE ; K DISCONTINUANCE AND STAYS ; L TRIAL ; M COSTS ; N ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ; O APPEALS, JUDICIAL REVIEW AND EC REFERENCES ; P ENFORCEMENT ; Q INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS AND COMPANY MATTERS ; R LANDLORD AND TENANT AND POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS ; S ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND HARASSMENT ; T SALE OF GOODS AND CONSUMER CREDIT ; U HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE ; V TERMINOLOGY ; APPENDICES