Blackstone's Civil Practice 2021

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).

Abbreviations Table of Cases Table of Statutes Table of Rules, Practice Directions, Protocols, Other Secondary Legislations, and Court Guides Procedural Checklists 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 L: Trial M: Costs N: Alternative Dispute Resolution O: Appeals, Judicial Review, and EU References P: Enforcement Q: Insovlency and Companies Proceedings R: Mortgage Possession Claims S: Anti-Social Behaviour and Harassment T: Sale of Goods and Unfair Contracts U: Human Rights and Civil Procedure V: Terminology Appendix 1: Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and Practice Directions Appendix 2: Pre-Action Protocols Appendix 3: Court Fees Orders Appendix 4: Selected Legislation Index