LLAW3321 Civil Procedure

Dr Mark Rankin

2021

4.5

1 x 2-hour workshop weekly
1 x 1-hour on-line lecture weekly

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LLAW3212 has been successfully completed

Assignment(s), Examination(s)

This topic deals with the principles of civil litigation and procedure. In this topic students will learn about the civil justice system and how to conduct civil litigation within it. In that context pre-trial and post-trial procedural rules governing use of the civil justice system will be studied along with roles of lawyers and their ethical implications.

This topic aims to:

Enable students to develop their knowledge of procedural principles and pre-trial steps in the conduct of civil litigation
Encourage students to think about the role and functioning of the civil justice system
Develop student understanding of the roles of lawyers within the civil justice system along with the ethical implications of those roles

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Apply procedural principles to a civil dispute

Evaluate the major issues in civil justice reform

Describe the civil justice system and analyse what it does

Recognise the ethical obligations required of lawyers engaged in civil litigation

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2021 are no longer published.

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