Civil Procedure

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Elucidate principles of dispute resolution;
2. Distinguish procedural law from substantive law and demonstrate the differences between them;
3. Analyse and canvass procedural issues arising from disputes such as parties, jurisdiction, forum, governing law and applicable rules;
4. Recommend appropriate and creative modes of dispute resolution for a variety of disputes and apply the appropriate rules and processes to resolve them with professional judgement;
5. Devise an appropriate course of action and apply appropriate court rules and procedures in the adversary system to reach an expeditious resolution for a range of disputes occurring in contemporary society;
6. Communicate clearly using appropriate language and present a coherent argument and an independent exposition of ideas.