Blackstone's Civil Practice 2011 - Hardcover

Kay, Sir Maurice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199588317 ISBN 13: 9780199588312

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2011 provides authoritative coverage and expert analysis of the process of civil litigation in both the county courts and in the High Court. It combines a unique narrative commentary with the full text of the Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Directions and Pre-Action Protocols and Practice Guides and is the only civil court text to explain and analyze civil procedure in narrative chapters. Written by a team of expert practitioners and academics, the text follows the course of proceedings from funding litigation and commencement of a claim through to enforcement of judgments. The text offers lucid, practical guidance to the effective conduct of litigation - providing detailed guidance on both the general conduct of litigation and more specialist areas such as judicial review, landlord and tenant and possession proceedings, sale of goods, and consumer credit.

The narrative is supported by procedural checklists, giving quick access to details of required actions, time limits and applicable Rules and Practice Directions. The text is also cross-referenced to comprehensive appendices containing scrupulously edited and up-to-date texts of the Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Directions, Pre-Action Protocols and selected procedural legislation. All copies of Blackstone's Civil Practice 2011 will be comprehensively updated by a paper supplement, included in the price, containing updates to the CPR and case law. The book is also accompanied by a regularly updated companion web site.

The 39 Procedural Checklists in Blackstone's Civil Practice 2011 are available from IRIS Laserform. These step-by-step guides will save you valuable time, reduce risk and ensure successful case management. Practices will also benefit from direct links to relevant forms and hyperlinks to the MoJ website, for the Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions, and other websites for instant access to additional information and know-how. For more information, please contact IRIS Laserform by email at laserform@iris.co.uk

About this title

About the Author

Sir Maurice Kay is a Lord Justice of Appeal and Chairman of the Judicial Studies Board. 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. He was appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2004.
Stuart Sime is the course director of the full-time bar professional training course at City Law School, where he teaches civil litigation, commercial and company law. He was a practicing 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 author of A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure.
Derek French works in legal publishing. He is co-author of Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law and author of Applications of Wind up Companies and How to Cite Legal Authorities. He is editor of Blackstone's Statutes on Company Law and has also written on insolvency law, accountancy and management.

Review

"Review from previous edition: "A new friend, but now a constant companion. An essential first point of reference for all levels of civil law practitioners"

--District Judge Sehdev, Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre

"It's a splendid work. This book is exactly what I need. It's well structured, uniformly well written and remarkably readable yet full of detail"

--Deputy District Judge Prest

"Blackstone's Civil Practice is a welcome addition to my library. It is comprehensive, sensibly organised and clearly laid out. The topic-by-topic approach is particularly helpful. I can go straight to a specific issue and get a useful commentary on the point as well as relevant contextual
information. I have found information in Blackstone's Civil Practice that has not been covered in some of the other well known court books"

--Lord Justice Keane

"Being in one volume and having a user-friendly index, it is an indispensible tool for the busy judge"

--District Judge Ackroyd

"Clear, weighty and attractively set out Blackstone's Civil Practice is a comprehensive resource for the civil practitioner"

--Alison Hawes, Partner, TLT LLP

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0199588317
• ISBN 13: 9780199588312
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 2928
• Editor: Sime Stuart, French Derek