Blackstone's Civil Practice 2023

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2023 provides a detailed and accessible commentary of unrivalled quality on the process of civil litigation. Written by a team of expert practitioners and academics, it adopts a narrative approach based on the chronology of a claim, providing authoritative analysis from commencement of a claim through to enforcement of judgments, and addressing civil procedure in the County Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The work also considers specialist areas such as insolvency proceedings, sale of goods and human rights, providing expert analysis on a comprehensive level. This expert commentary is combined with a range of useful reference materials to aid with court preparation and practice - such as procedural checklists and a quick-reference guide to the most important and useful paragraphs which often need to be accessed in a hurry. Blackstone's Civil Practice 2023: Digital Pack includes a hardcopy of the work alongside a digital version that can be accessed through the LawReader app on PC, Mac, Android devices, iPad, or iPhone. LawReader offers an ebook with enhanced searchability and functionality, ensuring that you have easy access to the complete work wherever you are. A standard PDF ebook of the work is also available through your preferred ebook provider.

A - General Matters
B - Funding Litigation
C - Before Commencing a Claim
D - Commencement
E - Responding to a Claim
F - Solicitors
G - Statements of Case
H - Interim Applications
I - Case Management
J - Evidence
K - Discontinuance
L - Trial
M - Costs
N - Alternative Dispute Resolution
O - Appeals, Judicial Review, and EU References
P - Enforcement
Q - Insovlency and Companies Proceedings
R - Mortgage Possession Claims
S - Anti-Social Behaviour and Harassment
T - Sale of Goods and Unfair Contracts
U - Human Rights and Civil Procedure

Stuart Sime is Head of Department of the academic programmes at City Law School, University of London, where he has taught civil litigation, company law, international commercial arbitration and mediation. He was a practising 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 the author of A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure and co-author of A Practical Approach to ADR, the Jackson ADR Handbook and Blackstone's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms 2013. Derek French is co-author of Blackstone's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms 2013 and author of various works including: Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law; Applications to Wind Up Companies; Model Articles of Association for 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.