Description

The third edition of Civil Procedure: A Practical Guide provides a clear and concise introduction to the theory and practice of civil procedure. The text addresses the procedures of the District and Regional Magistrates’ Courts, High Courts, Supreme Court of Appeal, Constitutional Court and Small Claims Court. In addition to theoretical content, it offers useful guidelines, and numerous diagrams and precedents, to support readers’ practical mastery of the subject matter. The third edition incorporates numerous, recent legal developments, which include: • Developments relating to the structure and naming of the courts, as well as jurisdiction of the High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court; • The amended tests for appealability of interim orders and applications for leave to appeal; • The introduction of new rules of service in the High Court, and developments in respect of substituted service; • Developments in case law regarding locus standi under section 38(a) of the Constitution (constitutional own-interest standing) and in respect of class actions; • The impact of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 on debt enforcement procedures; • Constitutional Court’s pronouncements in respect of emolument attachment orders and provisional sentence procedure.