A practical approach to effective litigation

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blake, Susan H. [ (Susan Heather)] , 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press , c2009
Edition:7th ed
Subjects:

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245 1 2 |a A practical approach to effective litigation   |c Susan Blake 
250 |a 7th ed 
260 |a New York :   |b Oxford University Press ,   |c c2009 
300 |a xl, 676 p. ;   |c 25 cm. 
500 |a "Table of cases": p.[xvii-xxxiii] 
500 |a "Table of statutes": p.[xxxv-xl] 
500 |a Includes index 
505 0 |a 1. What is 'effective' litigation? -- 2. The roles of legal practitioners -- 3. The professional context : ethos and ethics -- 4. An overview of the litigation process -- 5. Financing litigation -- 6. Managing risk and cost benefit -- 7. Techniques for meetings with clients -- 8. Advising a client and taking instructions -- 9. Establishing, managing, and analysing facts -- 10. Managing and using legal knowledge -- 11. Defining issues to state a case -- 12. Skills in legal writing -- 13. Drafting a statement of case -- 14. Deciding who should sue whom -- 15. Pursuing appropriate remedies and relief -- 16. The vital role of evidence -- 17. Procedural rules as practical tools -- 18. Defending an action -- 19. The contract model -- 20. The tort model -- 21. Settling a case -- 22. Preparing a case for trial -- 23. Presenting a case in court -- 24. Challenging a judgment -- 25. Enforcing a judgment -- 26. Your practice 
650 0 |a Attorney and client   |z Great Britain 
650 0 |a Civil procedure   |z Great Britain 
650 0 |a Legal briefs   |z Great Britain 
650 0 |a Legal composition 
650 0 |a Pleading   |z Great Britain 
650 0 |a Trial practice   |z Great Britain 
999 |a 1000123552   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Gong Badak Campus