Level 2 Certificate in Vocational Paralegal Studies - Full Syllabus

Choice Unit 208: The Civil Litigation Process

1. Civil Procedure Rules
   1. Civil Procedure Rules Structure
   2. The Overriding Objective
      - Application by the Court
      - Duties of the Court
      - The Courts management powers
   3. Pre-action protocols
   4. The courts and the judiciary
2. Financing Civil Litigation
   1. Private payment
   2. Public funds
   3. Pro-Bono work
   4. Community Legal Service Fund
   5. Levels of service
   6. Conditional fee arrangements
3. Pre-Action
   1. Solicitors actions
      - Personal injury actions
      - Debt recovery actions
4. The County Court and High Court Proceedings
   1. Commencing action
   2. Issue of a claim
   3. Civil Court structure
   4. Preparation for trial
      - Evidence
      - Disclosure
      - Witnesses and witness evidence
      - Trial bundles
   5. The trial
5. Judgments
   1. Enforcement
   2. Appeals