Civil Procedure Rules - An Introductory Guide

Course level

Introductory

Delegates

This course will be of benefit to newly qualified and trainee solicitors. It will also serve as a useful refresher for those already practising in this field.

Overview

The course will give practitioners detailed knowledge of the rules and procedures needed to run cases effectively and profitably in the High Court. It will include an overview and review of recent decisions illustrating the court’s interpretation of the CPR rules and their practical application.

Topics covered on this course will include:

• The Overriding Objective
• Pre-action Behaviour: Generally, the Pre-action Protocols and ADR
• Commencing Proceedings: Which Court, Statements of Case and Issuing and Serving proceedings
• After Proceedings have Commenced: Default Judgment, Allocation and Case Management
• Evidence: Witness Statements, Expert Evidence and Disclosure
• Part 36 Offers
• The Trial
• Costs

"A CPD certificate of completion will be provided by BPP Professional Education Limited upon request, following attendance."