Paperback, Thomson Reuters
The Guide to Civil Litigation – British Columbia Edition is written in clear plain language and organized for efficient daily reference. This how-to manual provides access to the following:
• Fully updated forms and provisions of the new rules, now in force
• Flow of a Case: A broad-view perspective of the litigation process, covering events from the initial meeting with a client through judgment
• Documents: From issuance of the Notice of Civil Claim to trial/offer to settle, over 100 forms and documents, each accompanied by annotations explaining how to prepare each document and what to do with it, once prepared
• Operating Procedures: Step-by-step practical instructions concerning various procedures, including the arrangement of examinations for discovery, chamber hearings and trial dates, the preparation of trial records, the amendment of documents, and execution
• Letters: A wide variety of sample letters to clients, other lawyers, court officials, companies, doctors, hospitals, employers, and government agencies
• Other Helpful Information: Interest-calculation tables, fees, costs, law society and search information, and a glossary of terminology