LPC Law Notes Civil Litigation Notes
A collection of the best LPC Civil Litigation notes the director of Oxbridge Notes (an Oxford law graduate) could find after combing through dozens of LPC samples from outstanding students with the highest results in England and carefully evaluating each on accuracy, formatting, logical structure, spelling/grammar, conciseness and "wow-factor".
In short these are what we believe to be the strongest set of Civil Lit notes available in the UK this year. This collection of notes is fully updated ...
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encouraging the parties to co-operate with each other;
identifying the issues at an early stage;
deciding promptly which issues need full investigation and trial;
deciding the order in which issues are to be resolved;
encouraging the parties to use ADR if the court considers it appropriate;
helping the parties to settle the whole or part of the case;
fixing timetables or otherwise controlling the progress of the case;
consider whether the likely benefits of taking a particular step justify the cost;
dealing with as many aspects of the case as it can on the same occasion;
dealing with the case without the parties needing to attend at court;
making use of technology; and
ensure that the trial of a case proceeds quickly and efficiently.
CPR r.3.1(2): The non-exclusive powers of the court include:
extend or shorten the time for compliance with any rule, PD or court order;
adjourn or bring forward a hearing;
require a party or a party’s legal representative to attend the court;
hold a hearing and receive evidence by telephone or by using any other method;
separate or consolidate certain parts of the proceedings (such as a counterclaim);
staythe whole or part of any proceedings or judgment until a specified date or event;
try two or more claims on the same occasion;
direct a separate trial of any issue;
decide the order in which issues are to be tried;
exclude an issue from consideration;
dismiss or give judgment on a claim after a decision on a preliminary issue;
order any party to file and serve an estimate of costs; and
take any other step for managing the case and furthering the overriding objective.
Strike out a Statement of Case | CPR r.3.4 permits a court to strike out a statement of case where it:
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Unless Order |
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Limiting the Issues |
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Fluctuating the Interest Payable |
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Costs |
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Wasted Costs Order |
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These time limits are not able to be varied by agreement of the parties (r.3.8(3))
An application for relief must be supported by evidence (such as a witness statement) (r.3.9(2))
For an application...
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A collection of the best LPC Civil Litigation notes the director of Oxbridge Notes (an Oxford law graduate) could find after combing through dozens of LPC samples from outstanding students with the highest results in England and carefully evaluating each on accuracy, formatting, logical structure, spelling/grammar, conciseness and "wow-factor".
In short these are what we believe to be the strongest set of Civil Lit notes available in the UK this year. This collection of notes is fully updated ...
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