Supreme Court CivilVIC
This comprehensive and easy-to-follow legal publication provides commentary and precedents for the conduct of civil law cases in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
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Overview
This comprehensive and easy-to-follow legal publication provides commentary and precedents for the conduct of civil law cases in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Written by experienced civil lawyers, the publication has been designed to assist both seasoned legal practitioners and junior team members, who are acting for either a plaintiff or defendant, and include the following supplementary guides:
- 101 Subpoena Answers;
- Demonstrating the Use of Precedents;
- Enforcement.
From letters of demand and offers of compromise to final hearing, appeals and enforcement, this publication provides focused and practical guidance on procedure and documents and is a must-have for all lawyers acting for clients in the Supreme Court.
Precedents provided with this publication include:
- Library of letters of demand and example response to letter of demand;
- Example offer of compromise and Calderbank offer;
- Library of example consent orders;
- Example content for seeking injunctive relief;
- Example terms of settlement;
- Example deeds of release;
- Library of events for initiating application;
- Example defence;
- Example content for substituted service, and amending initiating application;
- Example content for interlocutory steps including cross claim, defence to cross claim, summary judgment, summary dismissal, consolidation, security for costs, default judgment, and notice of discontinuance – content for both application and affidavits in support;
- Example interrogatories, and content for setting aside subpoenas and notices to produce;
- Example letter instructing expert witness and enclosing Expert Witness Code of Conduct.
The detailed Retainer Instructions ensures nothing is missed and the client is properly advised.
Ready To Use Resources
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5 Matter Plans Included
- ALERTS - Nil“Practice Note SC Gen 22 applies from 1 July 2024 and governs the operation and procedure for the Associate Judges' Applications List. See Case management, directions and practice notes.”
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- Full Commentary - Supreme Court Civil (VIC) - Acting for the Plaintiff“null”
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- Reference materials
- Overview and limitation periods“Overview This guide will assist practitioners to deal with civil Supreme Court matters in a straight-forward, cost effective way and, if necessary, complete interlocutory steps up to trial. This publication will not deal with every specialist list or division of the court but will concentrate on ...”
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- Summary of the process“The usual steps in acting for a plaintiff in a straightforward common law claim are:”
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- A. Getting the matter underway
- B. Settling it early
- C. Going to court
- D. Pleadings, filing and service
- E. Interlocutory steps
- F. Gathering and exchanging evidence
- G. The trial
- H. Costs
- I. Finalising the matter
- Comments and suggestions for By Lawyers“null”
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