Resolving Civil Disputes

Part 1 — Justice, Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

1. The Distinctive Character of the Judicial Function — The Hon Justice Margaret Beazley AO
2. A Broader View of Justice? — Professor Tania Sourdin
3. The Vitality of Litigation — Michael Legg and Sera Mirzabegian
4. The Relationship Between the Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution —The Hon Michael Black AC QC


Part 2 — Litigation and the Courts

5. Dealing with Cost and Delay — The Hon Justice David Hammerschlag
6. Pleadings — Greg Curtin SC
7. Just(,) Quick and Cheap? Contemporary approaches to the management of expert evidence — Professor Gary Edmond and Mehera San Roque
8. Express justice: summary disposal and expedition — Brenda Tronson
9. Legal Costs Assessment in New South Wales — Steve Shaw


Part 3 — Alternative Dispute Resolution

10. Changing Dispute Culture: The Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth) — Jeremy Gormly SC 
11. Mediation Process: Preliminary Conferences and Position/Interest Papers — Rosemary Howell
12. Preparing the Client for Mediation — Rosemary Howell and William Nicholls
13. Advocacy at Mediation: An Oxymoron or an Essential Skill for the Modern Lawyer? — Robert Angyal SC
14. Ethics and Negotiation — Justine Rogers
15. The Choice Between Litigation and Arbitration — The Hon Kevin Lindgren QC


Part 4 — Access to Justice

16. Law for Disadvantaged People — Geoff Mulherin
17. Indigenous Dispute Resolution — Professor Megan Davis
18. Pro Bono Assistance for Resolving Civil Disputes — John Corker
19. Class actions — Lachlan Armstrong QC
20. Litigation Funding — Wayne Attrill
21. Lawyers and Litigation: A Pathway Out to Wealth and Fame? — The Hon Ronald Sackville AO


Part 5 — Technology and Dispute Resolution

22. Lawyers, Technology and Dispute Resolution — Michael Williams
23. New Sources of Discovery and Evidence: Electronically Stored Information, Social Media and the Internet of Things — Michael Legg
24. Online Dispute Resolution — Alan Limbury


Part 6 — Globalisation

25. Beyond Borders - An Introduction to Transnational Litigation — Michael Legg
26. An Introduction to International Arbitration — Georgia Quick and Adam Firth