Civil Litigation: Process, Steps, and Recommendations

Civil Litigation

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
QUESTION 1...................................................................................................................................1
Clients Interview.........................................................................................................................1
Steps taken on clients behalf.......................................................................................................2
Evidences required to obtain compensation................................................................................2
Case management directions.......................................................................................................3
Steps when evidence related to the case is in possession of third party.....................................3
QUESTION 2...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Civil Litigation is a term through which non criminal stream of actions as per legal
system is defined. Through this legal representations are made in the courts and pre trial before
hearing is done so that judgement can be made effectively. In the process of civil litigation
despite of criminal cases issues related to money and other related issues are resolved. Through
this cases that are filled for civil issues are settled and results are provided to resolve civil
disputes among parties involved.1 In this project report a civil dispute will be considered and on
the basis of civil litigation process these appropriate cases will be provided appropriate solutions.
QUESTION 1
In this question a case is involved in which a shop worker a potential client was involved
in a road traffic accident and suffered whiplash injuries. This accident prevented the worker form
performing his work for three weeks. This is a case of civil litigation and in the process of
resolving this civil dispute an interview needs to be conducted with client so that all the facts and
figures related to case dispute can be analysed to represent them in court proceedings.
Clients Interview
Initial client interview helps to find what are the requirements of client. All the
information that helps to achieve aim provided by client is collected. When all the related
information is collected then in that case best course of action as per clients requirements can be
conducted. Communicating with client helps in knowing original situation and moral support
helps to boost level of confidence that client possess. In the process of interview first the client
will be asked to meet and a formal meeting will be arranged to conduct an interview.2 In the
meeting effective communication is made among so that client can be encouraged to tell about
what exactly had happened in that situation. It is a accident case and questions such as what was
he doing? Is he was driving and not following any traffic rules ? All these questions are
important to know how the accident had happened and whose default is the cause for this
accident. When client is asked with all the information then piece of advise is provided that there
is no need to get threaten as do default is involved and this case will be in clients favour with
1 Ahmeti, Armend. "Civil Litigation Costs." Acta Universitatis Danubius. Juridica 13.3
(2017): 94-103. Web.
2 Civilistica.com. (2012). Web.
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