Civil Procedure & Dispute Resolution
Rules regulating the initiation, management, adjudication, and private resolution of non-criminal disputes within judicial forums.
Inside this collection
Jurisdiction & Competence
Territorial competence, service out of the jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, and statutory subject-matter limits.
Pleadings, Joinder & Class Actions
Statements of claim, defences, consolidation of actions, multiparty disputes, and representative or class actions.
Discovery & Preservation of Evidence
Document exchange rules, spoliation sanctions, e-discovery standards, and Anton Piller search orders.
Summary Judgment & Strike-Out
Pre-trial disposition of claims lacking legal merit, absence of genuine issues of material fact, and frivolous proceedings.
Conflict of Laws & Applicable Law
Connecting factors, lex loci delicti, proper law of the contract, public policy exceptions, and renvoi problems.
Commercial Arbitration & Enforcement
Arbitral competence-competence, stay of court proceedings, New York Convention, and challenge of arbitral awards.
Mediation & Settlement Negotiations
Court-annexed mediation programs, confidentiality of settlement negotiations, and enforcement of mediated agreements.
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Reciprocal enforcement treaties, common law judgment recognition, jurisdictional testing, and foreign public policy defences.
Court decisions deserve
a closer reading.
We separate the factual record, the holding and editorial analysis. Jurisdiction and context matter.
Our approach