Overview

This guide by Hogan Lovells aims to provide clients, and in particular international clients, who are not familiar with the English legal system, an overview of how it works, and to give an explanation of the principal elements of the procedures that are followed in the English courts, and the technical expressions that are frequently used.

Contents:

• BASIS OF LAW
• COURT SYSTEM
• LAWYERS
• RULES OF PROCEDURE AND THE OVERRIDING OBJECTIVE
• PRE-ACTION MATTERS
• CASE MANAGEMENT
• CLAIM FORMS
• SERVICE
• STATEMENTS OF CASE
• STATEMENTS OF TRUTH
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICES
• INTERIM INJUNCTIONS AND OTHER REMEDIES
• SUMMARY JUDGMENT
• DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS
• PRIVILEGE
• WITNESS STATEMENTS AND EXPERTS' REPORTS
• SETTLEMENT
• PREPARATION FOR TRIAL
• TRIAL
• REMEDIES
• LEGAL COSTS
• SECURITY FOR COSTS
• OFFERS TO SETTLE
• APPEALS
• ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT

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