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The contents of the Civil Bench Book, reproduced below, were completely revised and replaced in August 2006. A subsequent small update, dated November 2006, consisted simply of an updated Chapter 3 (Case management) - also available as a pdf below - and allowed for the incorporation of references to a number of recent cases, including BSW Ltd v Balltec Ltd (2006) and The Bolton Pharmaceuticals Company 100 Ltd v Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group Ltd (2006).

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Contents and preliminary pages [31.6KB]
Section 1 - First questions [29.3KB]
Section 2 - Jurisdiction [35.2KB]
Section 3 - Case management [79.2KB]
Section 4 - Conduct of hearings [50.5KB]
Section 5 - Delivery of judgments [24.9KB]
Section 6 - Costs [98.3KB]
Section 7 - Appeals [48.4KB]
Section 8 - Enforcement [70.6KB]
Section 9 - Injunctions [82.2KB]
Section 10 - Committal and contempt [48.4KB]
Section 11 - Small claims [38.2KB]
Section 12 - Civil jury trials [36.4KB]
Section 13 - Awards to children and patients [95.7KB]
Section 14 - Damages [35.2KB]
Section 15 - Disability [54.8KB]
Section 16 - Possession proceedings [322KB]
Section 17 - Insolvency [192KB]
Index [56.5KB]