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Civil litigation / edited by Colette Reid ; Colm Costello, Dr. Eamonn G. Hall, Helen Kilroy, Sinead Nunan, Declan O'Neill and Owen O'Sullivan.

Contributor(s): Reid, Colette [editor] | Law Society of Ireland.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Description: xxx, 346 pages : 30 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1841741795 (paperback).Subject(s): Civil procedure -- Ireland | Actions and defenses -- IrelandDDC classification: 347.42
Contents:
Damages in civil actions -- Limitation of actions -- The parties to an action and concurrent wrongdoers -- Jurisdiction -- The district court -- The circuit court -- High court -- The master's court -- Appeals -- Civil evidence -- Discovery -- Injunctions -- Judicial review -- The Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland -- Fatal injury actions -- Litigation costs -- Client care and file management.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book is designed to provide trainee solicitors with a comprehensive understanding of the practice and procedure in the most commonly encounteres aspects of Civil Litigation in this jurisdiction.Civil Litigation sets out the steps to be taken by a solicitor in an action from the District Court, the Circuit Courts, and the Superior Courts, from initiating or defending the action to enforcing the order and preparing the costs. There are separate chapters on the practice and procedure of each of the courts, limitation of actions, discovery, injunctions, judicial review, civil evidence, litigation costs, client care, and file management. Many of the chapters also feature helpful precedents.Published in conjunction with the Law Society of Ireland, the titles in this innovative series provide a unique guide to the law practice and procedure in Ireland.Each title provides a clear overview of its subject, focusing on the practical issues that confront lawyers on an everyday basis. Written by acknowledged experts in their fields, the Manuals provide detailed analysis of recent cases and legislation, highlight key issues in practice, and set out specimen forms and precedents.The Manuals are essential reading for apprentices studying on the law Society of Ireland's Professional Practice Course. They will also be indispensable to any Irish practitioner requiring a practical, user-friendly and jargon-free treatment of key practical areas.

Includes index.

Damages in civil actions -- Limitation of actions -- The parties to an action and concurrent wrongdoers -- Jurisdiction -- The district court -- The circuit court -- High court -- The master's court -- Appeals -- Civil evidence -- Discovery -- Injunctions -- Judicial review -- The Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland -- Fatal injury actions -- Litigation costs -- Client care and file management.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Damages in Civil Action
  • 2 Limitation of Actions
  • 3 The Parties to an Action and Concurrent Wrongdoers
  • 4 Jurisdiction
  • 5 District Court
  • 6 Circuit Court
  • 7 High Court
  • 8 The Masters Court
  • 9 Appeals
  • 10 Civil Evidence
  • 11 Discovery
  • 12 Injunctions
  • 13 Judicial Review
  • 14 The MIBI
  • 15 Fatal Injury Actions
  • 16 Litigation Costs
  • 17 Client Care and File Management

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Colette Reid is course co-ordinator with the Law Society of Ireland. She has responsibility for Civil Litigation and Civil Advocacy Courses among others. She also has over 10 years' experience as a solicitor in private practice. Colm Costello is assistant group solicitor for CIE Solicitors. Eamonn Hall is chief legal officer at eircom and has been associated with the Law Society of Ireland's Law School for many years. He is currently the chief examiner in constitutional law, and is consultant in judicial review to the Law school. He is also a fellow of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies based in the University of London, and a visiting fellow and member of the adjunct faculty of Law at University College, Dublin. Helen Kilroy is a partner at McCann FitzGerald solicitors, in the litigation department. Sinead Nunan is a solicitor. Declan O'Neill is a partner at Cyril O'Neill and Co. Legal Costs Accountants. Owen O'Sullivan is a partner with William Fry Solicitors, specializing in litigation. Michael Peart