A practical approach to effective litigation
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Published: |
Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
Publication Dates: | 2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 7th ed. |
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Carrier Form: | xl, 676 p.: ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780199550302 (alk. paper) 0199550301 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D956 |
CLC: |
D956.16 D956.15 |
Call Number: | D956.15/B636/7th.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. What is 'effective' litigation? -- The roles of legal practitioners -- The professional context : ethos and ethics -- An overview of the litigation process -- Financing litigation -- Managing risk and cost benefit -- Techniques for meetings with clients -- Advising a client and taking instructions -- Establishing, managing, and analysing facts -- Managing and using legal knowledge -- Defining issues to state a case -- Skills in legal writing -- Drafting a statement of case -- Deciding who should sue whom -- Pursuing appropriate remedies and relief -- The vital role of evidence -- Procedural rules as practical tools -- Defending an action -- The contract model -- The tort model -- Settling a case -- Preparing a case for trial -- Presenting a case in court -- Challenging a judgment -- Enforcing a judgment -- Your practice. |