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The Conduct of Civil Litigation in British Columbia, 2nd Edition – Student Edition

A unique Canadian textbook on civil procedure, it focuses on a narrative text, with each chapter devoted to a discrete topic of British Columbia civil practice and procedure. This is a student edition.

by The late Honourable G. Peter Fraser (Author) , John W. Horn (Author) , The Honourable Madam Justice Susan A. Griffin (Author)
Publisher: LexisNexis Canada
Publication Language: English
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$145.00
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Softcover | 864 pages

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Published: September 10, 2020
ISBN/ISSN: 9780433506003
Publisher: LexisNexis Canada

Product description

Adapted From the Popular Loose-Leaf Title
For over a quarter century, The Conduct of Civil Litigation in British Columbia loose-leaf by Fraser, Horn, and Griffin, has been a cornerstone resource for the litigation bar in British Columbia. With the feedback of law professors in B.C., LexisNexis Canada has created a second edition of this textbook for B.C. law students in civil procedure.

The Conduct of Civil Litigation in British Columbia, 2nd Edition – Student Edition is a comprehensive text on civil procedure with each chapter devoted to a particular topic of civil practice and procedure such as limitations, choice of procedure, deciding parties, service, motions, appeals, and much more.

The authors have been considerably assisted in their work by Jacqueline Hughes and Scarlett Smith, both practicing members of the British Columbia bar.

Features and Benefits

  • Authors are leading authorities in B.C. civil procedure – Professors and law students can trust they are acquiring insight from well recognized names in the legal community
  • Chronological order of the civil litigation process – Guides readers through the steps of civil litigation and helps them to understand the timeline of the processes
  • Re-organization of existing content – Provides readers with the essential information for issues commonly faced by new lawyers
What's New in this Edition

  • Updated commentary:
    • The analysis of the amendments to the Class Proceedings Act relating to multi-jurisdiction class actions
    • The court’s jurisdiction to declare a mistrial
  • New and updated content:
    • The chapter on injunctions including a new section on pre-trial and interim injunctions and the three-part test for granting an interlocutory injunction
    • The section on payment of court fees
    • The appendix on containing a non-exhaustive list of special statutory provisions relating to service
  • Recent amendments and new case law:
    • Grounds for refusing consolidation of class action proceedings
    • Rule 11-8 limiting the number of expert opinions in a fast track action
    • Test and information for converting a petition or application to an action
    • The threshold for adding a party to an action after litigation has commenced
    • Converting proceedings that are commenced by petition to an action

A Must Have Resource

  • Law Students – To learn the essentials of the rules and process of the civil litigation
  • Paralegals – To learn the essentials of the rules and process of the civil litigation
  • Articling Students – To supplement their bar studies to better understand the civil litigation process
  • Young Lawyers – To assist in their burgeoning legal practice and as a quick reference for litigation
  • Law Schools & Libraries – As a valuable resource for its patrons seeking assistance in basic civil litigation concepts and processes
 

Featured Authors

The late Honourable G. Peter Fraser
John W. Horn
The Honourable Madam Justice Susan A. Griffin

The late Honourable G. Peter Fraser

The late Honourable G. Peter Fraser, LL.M. (Toronto), served as a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia since 1989 and served as Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of Yukon Territory since 1991. He was Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission of British Columbia (1973-1982), served as a member of the Attorney General's Rules Revision Committee. Justice Fraser was Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of British Columbia (1980-1989), and has taught trial advocacy courses at the faculties of law at both the University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall Law School.

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John W. Horn

John W. Horn, Q.C., B.A. LL.B. (Cape), Associate Counsel at Ramsay Lampman Rhodes, served previously as Master of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (1989-2003). Mr. Horn has served as a Law Society Bencher, a Governor of the Law Foundation of British Columbia, Director of the Legal Aid Society and member and subsequently Chair of the Attorney General's Rules Revision Committee for 25 years. He has been Lawyer-in-Residence at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law, the Director of the Clinical Legal Programme at the University of British Columbia, and has taught numerous Continuing Legal Education courses in the areas of civil procedure and trial advocacy.

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The Honourable Madam Justice Susan A. Griffin

The Honourable Madam Justice Susan A. Griffin, Q.C., LL.M. (University of London), J.D. (Toronto) is a judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and the Court of Appeal of Yukon. She was a judge on the Supreme Court of British Columbia for 10 years. She practised civil litigation for over 20 years before the British Columbia trial and appeal courts, and she was a partner at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. She has her LL.M. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, and her J.D. from the University of Toronto. She is a frequent contributor to legal education seminars and has been contributing to The Conduct of Civil Litigation in British Columbia (LexisNexis Canada loose-leaf) since 2001.

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Table of contents

GUIDE TO USE OF TEXT AND RESEARCH
 Chapter 1 – Guide to the Use of this Text 
 
 PRELIMINARY MATTERS 
 Chapter 3 – General Principles
 Chapter 5 – Jurisdiction 
 Chapter 6 – Territorial Competence of the Supreme Court 
 Chapter 7 – Choice of Parties 
 Chapter 8 – Choice of Procedure 
 
 COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS TO TRIAL 
 Chapter 9 – Commencement of Action 
 Chapter 10 – Service 
 Chapter 11 – Pleadings 
 Chapter 12 – Third Party Procedure 
 Chapter 13 – Amendment of Pleadings and Process 
 Chapter 14 – Renewal of Process 
 Chapter 15 – Consolidation and Severance 
 Chapter 16 – Discontinuance and Withdrawal 
 Chapter 17 – Discovery of Documents 
 Chapter 18 – Examination for Discovery 
 Chapter 19 – Interrogatories 
 Chapter 20 – Physical Examination and Inspection 
 Chapter 21– Pre-Trial Examination of Witnesses 
 Chapter 22 – Depositions 
 Chapter 23 – Experts 
 Chapter 24 – Case Planning, Trial Management and Other Trial Preparation 
 Chapter 25 – Trial 
 Chapter 26 – Fast Track Litigation Proceedings 
 
 DEFAULT AND SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS 
 Chapter 27 – Default Judgment 
 Chapter 28 – Summary Judgment 
 Chapter 29 – Summary Trial 
 Chapter 30 – Summary Disposition of Proceedings 
 Chapter 31 – Petition Proceedings
 
 APPLICATIONS
 Chapter 32 – Applications 
 Chapter 33 – Affidavits 
 Chapter 34 – Setting Petitions and Applications for Hearing 
 Chapter 35 – Proceedings in Chambers 
 
 JUDGMENT AND COSTS
 Chapter 36 – Judgments and Orders
 Chapter 37 – Setting Aside and Varying Judgments and Orders 
 Chapter 38 – Costs 
 Chapter 39 – Offers to Settle 
 
 SPECIAL SUBJECTS 
 Chapter 43 – Minors 
 Chapter 44 – Special Parties 
 Chapter 47 – Mediation and Settlement 
 Chapter 49 – Injunctions 
 Chapter 53 – Jury Trials 
 Chapter 56 – Appeals to Supreme Court
 

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