School Of LawCivil Procedure and ArbitrationWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 201061.1
Discipline: LEGAL PRACTICE
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
201046 Fundamentals of Australian Law AND 201050 Legal Analysis and Critique
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in course 2826 Juris Doctor.
About this Unit
This unit provides a comprehensive analysis of the practical and theoretical issues encountered in Australian civil procedure. It examines the major roles and practices governing court supervised processes which are involved in superior court litigation as well as key aspects of arbitration. This unit will include a selection from the following or similar topics: characteristics of an adversarial system, case management procedure, the rules of pleadings, jurisdiction and joinder, service, discovery and Interrogatories, means of gathering evidence at pre-trial including subpoenas and notice to produce, judgment and appeals, enforcement and costs, and arbitration.
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