Civil Litigation by Professors Janet Walker and Lorne Sossin is a concise narrative of the key elements of the resolution of civil disputes in Canada. It covers all aspects of civil procedure and provides a useful pan-Canadian comparison of legislation and court rules from various jurisdictions. Until now there has not been an introductory work on the subject of civil litigation that places it in the larger institutional, professional, and social context of dispute resolution and which explains its main aspects in a way that is informative to members of the legal community and accessible to the larger community. Civil Ligitation fills that gap.

… [A] remarkably accessible and sophisticated analysis of the doctrinal issues... [T]his is a book I would be very proud to have written.

            -Hon. Robert J. Sharpe, Court of Appeal for Ontario (from the Foreword)

SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

List of court rules

Chapter 1: Civil Procedure in Context

Chapter 2: Costs and Access to Justice

Chapter 3: Commencing a Claim

Chapter 4: Pleadings

Chapter 5: The Size and Scope of Litigation

Chapter 6: Class Proceedings

Chapter 7: Discovery

Chapter 8: Privilege

Chapter 9: Disposition without Trial

Chapter 10: Pre-trial Relief

Chapter 11: Civil Justice Reform

Table of Cases

Index