DELANY AND MCGRATH ON CIVIL PROCEDU

The fourth edition of Delany and McGrath on Civil Procedure provides comprehensive analysis of the main areas of civil practice and procedure in the Superior Courts. It contains in depth commentary on the key aspects of procedure in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and refers to relevant case law, primary and secondary legislation and practice directions.

Key features:
*Contains comprehensive analysis of relevant case law, legislation, statutory instruments and practice directions relating to aspects of civil procedure
*Includes extensive analysis of various aspects of civil procedure such as the commencement and service of proceedings, pleadings, summary and special summons procedures, the trial of plenary actions, the procedure in personal injury actions and in the Commercial List and the bringing of appeals to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
*Examines interlocutory applications such as discovery, interrogatories, security for costs, dismissal of proceedings and the addition of third parties
*Contains in depth analysis of judicial review applications, the procedure governing proceedings by way of case stated, and the recognition and enforcement of judgments under the Brussels Convention

New to this edition:

*All chapters have been revised and updated to take account of developments since the publication of the previous edition in 2012
*A new chapter has been added on Alternative Dispute Resolution
*The procedure relating to appeals to the Court of Appeal and both normal and leapfrog appeals to the Supreme Court is analysed in detail

Table of contents

Chapter 1 Jurisdiction
Chapter 2Commencement of Proceedings
Chapter 3 Service
Chapter 4 Appearance
Chapter 5 Pleadings
Chapter 6Parties
Chapter 7 Joinder of Causes of Action
Chapter 8Remittal of Proceedings
Chapter 9 Third Party Procedure
Chapter 10 Discovery
Chapter 11 Preservation and Inspection
Chapter 12Interrogatories
Chapter 13Security for Costs
Chapter 14Trial of Issues
Chapter 15Delay and Want of Prosecution
Chapter 16Striking out Proceedings
Chapter 17Discontinuance
Chapter 18Lodgments and Offers
Chapter 19Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 20Settlement of Proceedings
Chapter 21Evidence
Chapter 22Plenary Trial
Chapter 23Appeals
Chapter 24Costs
Chapter 25Judgments and Orders
Chapter 26Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Chapter 27Summary Summons Procedure
Chapter 28Special Summons Procedure
Chapter 29Personal Injury Actions
Chapter 30The Commercial List
Chapter 31Judicial Review
Chapter 32Case Stated Procedure

About the authors

Hilary Biehler is Professor of Public Law at Trinity College, Dublin.
Declan McGrath is a Senior Counsel.
Emily Egan McGrath is a practising barrister.