This unit is taken over two semesters in the same calendar year and parts 1 and 2 must be completed to fulfil the requirements of the unit.<br/><br/>It examines the procedure and practice relating to the conduct of civil litigation in Federal Courts, Supreme Courts, District Courts and Magistrates Courts from the investigation of a claim and commencement of proceedings to appeal (in the exercise of Federal and State jurisdiction), with emphasis on the Rules of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. <br/><br/>The unit involves a consideration of alternatives to litigation; choice of jurisdiction; identification and joinder of proper parties and causes of action; commencement of... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor John Fiocco
Prerequisites: Part 1: at least 114 points of law which must include LAWS1130 Legal Process, LAWS1101 Contract I, LAWS1102 Contract II, LAWS1107 Torts I, LAWS1108 Torts II, LAWS2204 Property I, LAWS2205 Property II and LAWS2202 Equity
