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* ' 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

Description
* The only major civil practice work to provide a comprehensive and incisive commentary based on the chronology of a claim
* Unique topic-by-topic approach makes this an excellent strategic tool
* Includes the full text of the CPR, Practice Directions, Pre-action Protocols and Practice Guides
* Price includes a paper supplement containing updates to the CPR and case law
* Quick reference section at the front of the book organised by Rule
* Clear page design and thumbtabs to aid navigation
* Comprehensive procedural checklists in an easy-to-follow format, giving quick access to required actions, time limits and the applicable Rules
* An excellent starting point for every procedural issue, giving both well-researched background and guidance on the application of the Rules
* Gives practitioners a clear statement of the law and puts analysis of precedent in context
* Useful mixture of practical and jurisprudential advice
* Easy-to-use, sensibly organised and thorough index
* Accompanied by a regularly updated Companion Website

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2010 provides authoritative expert description and analysis of the process of civil litigation in 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.
Blackstone's Civil Practice 2010 is the only civil court text to explain and analyse 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 Court Guides and selected procedural legislation.
All copies of Blackstone's Civil Practice 2010 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 2010 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 the embedded 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

Readership: Primary: civil law practitioners (solicitors, barristers, the judiciary); students on the Bar Vocational and Advanced Legal Practice Courses. Secondary: academics and reference libraries in the UK and worldwide.

Contents
PROCEDURAL CHECKLISTS
GENERAL MATTERS
1. The Overriding Objective and Sources of Procedural Law
2. Court Organisation
3. Computing Time
4. Remedies
FUNDING LITIGATION
5. Funding Litigation
6. Conditional Fee Agreements
7. Community Legal Service
BEFORE COMMENCING A CLAIM
8. Pre-action Protocols
9. Notices before Action
COMMENCEMENT
10. Limitation
11. Where to Start Proceedings
12. Issuing Proceedings
13. Part 8 Claims
14. Joinder and Parties
15. Filing and Service
16. Service outside the Jurisdiction
RESPONDING TO A CLAIM
17. Admitting the Claim and Requesting Time to Pay
18. Acknowledging Service and Filing a Defence
19. Disputing the Court's Jurisdiction
20. Default Judgment
SOLICITORS
21. Acting by a Solicitor
22. Change of Solicitor
STATEMENTS OF CASE
23. Claim Form
24. Particulars of Case
25. Schedule of Loss and Damage
26. Defending a Claim
27. Reply and Subsequent Statements of Case
28. Counterclaims
29. Additional Claims under Part 20
30. Further Information
31. Amendments to Statements of Case
INTERIM APPLICATIONS
32. Applications and Interim Orders
33. Striking Out
34. Summary Judgment
35. Possession Claims against Trespassers
36. Interim Payments
37. Interim Injunctions
38. Freezing Injunctions
39. Search Orders
40. Interim Delivery Up of Goods
41. Inspection of Property
CASE MANAGEMENT
42. Case Management
43. Small Claims
44. Fast Track
45. Multi-track
46. Non-compliance, Sanctions and Relief
EVIDENCE
47. General Law of Evidence
48. Disclosure
49. Witness Statements
50. Affidavits
51. Hearsay Evidence
52. Experts and Assessors
DISCONTINUANCE AND STAYS
53. Discontinuance
54. Stays
TRIAL
55. Witness Summonses
56. Giving Evidence without Attending Court
57. Trial Bundles
58. Trial by Jury
59. Trial
60. Non-attendance
61. Judgments and Orders
62. Interest
COSTS
63. Solicitor and Own Client Costs
64. Part 36 Offers
65. Security for Costs
66. Costs Orders
67. Fixed and Predictable Costs on Judgments etc.
68. Assessment of Costs
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
69. Arbitration Claims
70. Alternative Dispute Resolution
APPEALS, JUDICIAL REVIEW AND EC REFERENCES
71. The Appeals System
72. Hearing of Appeals
73. Appeals to the House of Lords
74. Judicial Review
75. References to the European Court of Justice
ENFORCEMENT
76. Enforcement
77. Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
78. Committal and Sequestration
INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS AND COMPANIES MATTERS
79. Winding Up and Administration of Registered Companies
80. Bankruptcy
81. Insolvency Applications and Appeals
82. Applications under the Companies Acts and Related Legislation
83. Director Disqualification
LANDLORD AND TENANT AND POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS
84. Leases and Licenses
85. Forfeiture
86. Introduction to the Statutory Codes
87. Assured Tenancies under the Housing Act 1988
88. Recovering Possession under the Housing Act 1988
89. Secure Tenancies under the Housing Act 1985
90. Homelessness and Housing Act 1996 Appeals
91. Protection from Eviction
92. Mortgage Possession Proceedings
93. Business Tenancies
ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND HARASSMENT
94. Anti-social Behaviour and Harassment
SALE OF GOODS AND CONSUMER CREDIT
95. Sale of Goods
96. Supply of Goods and Services
97. Unfair Contract Terms
98. Consumer Credit
HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE
99. Human Rights and Civil Procedure
TERMINOLOGY
100. Changes in Terminology made by the CPR
APPENDIX 1: CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1998 AND PRACTICE DIRECTIONS
APPENDIX 2: PRE-ACTION PROTOCOLS
APPENDIX 3: COURT GUIDES
APPENDIX 4: FORMS
APPENDIX 5: COURT FEES ORDERS
APPENDIX 6: SELECTED LEGISLATION