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Product DescriptionProviding detailed commentary of unrivalled quality on the process of civil litigation, this is the only major civil work to adopt a narrative approach based on the chronology of a claim. Written by a team of expert practitioners and academics, it provides authoritative analysis on the processof civil litigation from commencement of a claim to enforcement of judgments, addressing civil procedure in the county court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court. The book also considers more specialist areas such as insolvency proceedings, sale of goods, and human rights,providing expert analysis on a comprehensive level. As well as a detailed and user-friendly index, the quick-reference guide inside the front cover provides an alternative point of access for those more familiar with the CPR.Blackstone's Civil Practice 2016: The Commentary is a concise version of this book, providing the unique commentary independently from the CPR, PD, and other appendix materials.The Commentary is directly taken from the established full service volume,Blackstone's Civil Practice 2016 which includesthe text of the CPR and PD, Pre-Action Protocols, selected legislation, and court fees orders.Electronic versions of the Procedural Checklists inBlackstone's Civil Practice 2016 are available from IRIS Laserform.About the AuthorStuart Sime,Course Director, Bar Professional Training Course, City University London,Derek French,Legal writer and editorThe Right Honourable Sir Maurice Kay (Editor-in-Chief) was formerly a Lord Justice of Appeal and Vice President of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). He was a professor of law before being called to the bar in 1975 where he practiced until becoming a High Court Judge in 1995.Professor Stuart Sime is the course director of the full-time Bar professional training course at the City Law School, where he teaches civil litigation, commercial, and company law. He was a practising barrister until 2005. In his early career he spent a number of years in the litigation departmentof the Treasury Solicitor's Office. He is co-author ofBlackstone's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms 2013, the author ofA Practical Approach to Civil Procedure, co-author ofA Practical Approach to ADR and co-author ofThe Jackson ADR Handbook (all published by OUP).Michael Walker (Editorial Advisory Board) is a District Judge, Wandsworth County Courts, presently on secondment to the Royal Courts of Justice.Ivor Weintroub (Editorial Advisory Board) is a District Judge, Bournemouth County Court, and a Recorder of the Crown and County Courts.Stuart Bridge (Editorial Advisory Board) is a Circuit Judge on the South Eastern Circuit and a Life Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge.