County court practice handbook
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County court practice handbook
（Longman practitioner series）
Longman, 1989
9th ed
Available at 2 libraries
Note
Previous ed.: 1987
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This handbook explains the jurisdiction, practice and procedure of the County court, covering the proceedings from inception through to the trial, appeals and enforcement of orders. This ninth edition has been fully updated and includes new case law, the new Lord Chancellor Practice Direction on Default Action, the QB Master's Practice Direction, changes to convention adoption orders, the 1987 County Fund Rules and the 1988 County Court Amendment Rules. It contains over 300 subject headings enabling the reader to quicly locate the necessary information and information on costs and fees has been updated.
Table of Contents
- Officers of the court - jurisdiction and powers, County court jurisdiction, nature of proceedings and/or venue, parties
- commencement of proceedings - security, particulars of claim, service, admissions, defences, counterclaims and answers, payment into and out of court before judgement, applications, the pre-trial review and preliminary consideration, transfers, arbitrations
- non-attendance of plaintiff - discontinuance, evidence, judgements, and orders, suspension and variation of judgements and orders, new trials and setting aside of judgements, orders and awards, appeals, enforcement of judgements and orders, enforcement of High Court judgements and awards of tribunals, attachment of earnings
- judgement summonses - committal, Garnishee proceedings, charging orders, receivers, enforcement of judgements of English and Welsh County courts inside and outside the United Kingdom, maintenance orders
- interpleader proceedings - payment into court by trustees, Hire-Purchase Act 1965, Consumer Credit Act 1974, torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, tenancies, leases and rentcharges, Rent Act 1977, Housing Act 1985, Mobile Homes Act 1983, Agricultural Holdings Act 1948, adoption, custodianship, guardianship of minors, family disputes, Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976, Non-molestation of Spouse or Co-habitee and Matrimonial Homes Act 1983, ouster of spouse, injunctions, solicitors, discrimintion, miscellaneous, costs, administration of funds, time. Appendices: costs
- fees.
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