Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution

What it covers

This unit examines and analyses the law relating to the resolution of civil disputes between two or more parties. It focuses on the role of lawyers, courts and judges in the resolution of civil law disputes and the stages of civil proceedings including the identification of jurisdiction, the initiation of proceedings, service, pleadings, the acquisition and use of evidence, judgement, the right to appeal and costs. The unit examines alternative forms of dispute resolution (ADR) such as arbitration and mediation as well as the science of negotiation and persuasion.

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