A practical approach to effective litigation
By: Susan Blake.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199550302
Subjects: Attorney and client -- Great Britain; Civil procedure -- Great Britain; Trial practice -- Great Britain; Legal composition; Legal briefs -- Great Britain; Pleading -- Great Britain
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is 'effective' litigation?; title: The roles of legal practitioners; title: The professional context : ethos and ethics; title: An overview of the litigation process; title: Financing litigation; title: Managing risk and cost benefit; title: Techniques for meetings with clients; title: Advising a client and taking instructions; title: Establishing, managing, and analysing facts; title: Managing and using legal knowledge; title: Defining issues to state a case; title: Skills in legal writing; title: Drafting a statement of case; title: Deciding who should sue whom; title: Pursuing appropriate remedies and relief; title: The vital role of evidence; title: Procedural rules as practical tools; title: Defending an action; title: The contract model; title: The tort model; title: Settling a case; title: Preparing a case for trial; title: Presenting a case in court; title: Challenging a judgment; title: Enforcing a judgment; title: Your practice.