Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2L(5T/sem)

Incompatible

LA503 or 447 or 736 or LAWS3013 or 7313

Prerequisite

At least #16 of LAWS courses

Restricted

JD

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Course description

An analysis of the common law system of adversarial adjudication, including State and Federal civil court jurisdiction, costs of litigation, service of process, the role of the court in managing civil litigation, defining the questions for trial, obtaining evidence, pre-trial disclosure, disposition without trial, settling litigation, judgment and enforcing judgment, and appeals.