A practical approach to effective litigation /
Blake, Susan H. 1953-
A practical approach to effective litigation / Susan Blake. - Eighth edition. - xlix, 578 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is 'effective' litigation? -- The roles of legal practitioners -- The professional context : ethos and ethics -- An overview of the litigation process -- Financing litigation -- Managing risk and cost benefit -- Techniques for meetings with clients -- Advising a client and taking instructions -- Establishing, managing, and analysing facts -- Managing and using legal knowledge -- Defining issues to state a case -- Skills in legal writing -- Drafting a statement of case -- Deciding who should sue whom -- Pursuing appropriate remedies and relief -- The vital role of evidence -- Procedural rules as practical tools -- Defending an action -- The contract model -- The tort model -- Settling a case -- Preparing a case for trial -- Presenting a case in court -- Challenging a judgment -- Enforcing a judgment -- Your practice.
9780198715948 (pbk.) 0198715943 (pbk.)
2014957925
Attorney and client--Great Britain.
Civil procedure--Great Britain.
Trial practice--Great Britain.
Legal composition.
Legal briefs--Great Britain.
Pleading--Great Britain.
KD485 / .B56 2015
A practical approach to effective litigation / Susan Blake. - Eighth edition. - xlix, 578 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is 'effective' litigation? -- The roles of legal practitioners -- The professional context : ethos and ethics -- An overview of the litigation process -- Financing litigation -- Managing risk and cost benefit -- Techniques for meetings with clients -- Advising a client and taking instructions -- Establishing, managing, and analysing facts -- Managing and using legal knowledge -- Defining issues to state a case -- Skills in legal writing -- Drafting a statement of case -- Deciding who should sue whom -- Pursuing appropriate remedies and relief -- The vital role of evidence -- Procedural rules as practical tools -- Defending an action -- The contract model -- The tort model -- Settling a case -- Preparing a case for trial -- Presenting a case in court -- Challenging a judgment -- Enforcing a judgment -- Your practice.
9780198715948 (pbk.) 0198715943 (pbk.)
2014957925
Attorney and client--Great Britain.
Civil procedure--Great Britain.
Trial practice--Great Britain.
Legal composition.
Legal briefs--Great Britain.
Pleading--Great Britain.
KD485 / .B56 2015