The Costs and Funding of Civil Litigation : A Comparative Perspective.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (580 pages)
- Civil Justice Systems Series .
- Civil Justice Systems Series .
Prelims -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Glossary -- Contributors -- Authors of Reports in the Costs and Funding of Civil Litigation Project -- Part I The Oxford Study on Costs and Funding of Civil Litigation -- Introduction -- Section 1 National Approaches to Costs and Funding of Civil Litigation -- Section 2 The Price of Litigation: A Comparison of Jurisdictions -- Section 3 Policy Issues and Recommendations -- Section 4 Summary of Findings -- Tables and Appendices -- Part II National Reports -- 1 An Introduction to the Range of National Approaches -- 2 Australia -- 3 Belgium -- 4 Canada -- 5 The People's Republic of China -- 6 Denmark -- 7 England and Wales -- 8 England and Wales: Summary of the Jackson Costs Review -- 9 England and Wales: Woolf for Slow Learners -- 10 France -- 11 Germany -- 12 Japan -- 13 Latin America: A Regional Report -- 14 The Netherlands -- 15 The Netherlands: Policy Observations -- 16 New Zealand -- 17 Poland -- 18 Portugal -- 19 Russia -- 20 Spain -- 21 Switzerland -- 22 Taiwan -- 23 The United States of America -- Index.
This book contains the first major comparative study of litigation costs and methods of funding litigation in more than 30 jurisdictions.