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  2. Civil procedure in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Early federal and state civil procedure in the United States was rather ad hoc and was based on traditional common law procedure but with much local variety. There were varying rules that governed different types of civil cases such as "actions" at law or "suits" in equity or in admiralty; these differences grew from the history of "law" and "equity" as separate court systems in English law.

  3. Civil procedure in Australia - Wikipedia

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    For example, the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) and Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) are quite different. In Queensland, the rules were intended to be "uniform, so far as practicable, for all three courts in the State stream" [ 5 ] – that is, to unify the procedure of the Supreme , District and Magistrates Court , not ...

  4. Civil Procedure Rules - Wikipedia

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    They apply to all cases commenced after 26 April 1999, and largely replace the Rules of the Supreme Court and the County Court Rules. The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 is the statutory instrument listing the rules. [2] The CPR were designed to improve access to justice by making legal proceedings cheaper, quicker, and easier to understand for non ...

  5. Civil procedure - Wikipedia

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    But a civil action between Ms. Sanchez and a Mr. Smith would be "Sanchez v. Smith" if it were started by Sanchez, and "Smith v. Sanchez" if it were started by Mr. Smith (though the order of parties' names can change if the case is appealed). [1] Most countries make a clear distinction between civil and criminal procedure.

  6. Category:Codes of civil procedure - Wikipedia

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  7. Practice direction - Wikipedia

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    [2] The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 contains a large number of practice directions which give practical advice on how to interpret the rules themselves. Also, individual courts and judges may make their own practice directions, especially in specialist types of proceedings such as in the patent court.

  8. Category:United States civil procedure - Wikipedia

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    United States civil procedure case law (17 C, 33 P) Pages in category "United States civil procedure" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.

  9. Civil Procedure Rule Committee - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is an advisory non-departmental public body within the Government of the United Kingdom which makes rules for the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, High Court and County Court.