Writ: Formal notice of proceedings; now simply called a Claim
Pleadings: Particulars of Claim, Defences and Replies submitted to the Court; now called Statement of Case
Interlocutory: The period between the claim being served and the start of the trial
Discovery: Hunting out relevant documents and disclosing them to the other side
Taxation: Now called assessment of costs
Proportionality: Keeping costs in proportion to the size and importance of the case
White Book/Green Book: Pre-Woolf rules
Brown Book: Post-Woolf litigation rules
Affidavit: Witness statement sworn on oath
ADR: Alternative dispute resolution
For further information please contact Mike Henley, e-mail: Click Contact Link , Tel: + 44 113 284 7000
This article was first published in a special supplement to the March 1999 Hammond Suddards Commercial Dispute Resolution Newsletter
The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by Hammond Suddards. They should not be applied to any particular set of facts without appropriate legal or other professional advice.
Pleadings: Particulars of Claim, Defences and Replies submitted to the Court; now called Statement of Case
Interlocutory: The period between the claim being served and the start of the trial
Discovery: Hunting out relevant documents and disclosing them to the other side
Taxation: Now called assessment of costs
Proportionality: Keeping costs in proportion to the size and importance of the case
White Book/Green Book: Pre-Woolf rules
Brown Book: Post-Woolf litigation rules
Affidavit: Witness statement sworn on oath
ADR: Alternative dispute resolution
For further information please contact Mike Henley, e-mail: Click Contact Link , Tel: + 44 113 284 7000
This article was first published in a special supplement to the March 1999 Hammond Suddards Commercial Dispute Resolution Newsletter
The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by Hammond Suddards. They should not be applied to any particular set of facts without appropriate legal or other professional advice.
