The second edition of this practical and clearly written textbook has been thoroughly updated to cover the changes to the CPR since the first edition was published. The substance of the most important rules. practice directions and pre-action protocols are analysed in detail and the reader is given a step by step guide to bringing litigation in the civil courts from the requirements for pre-action behaviour to the enforcement of judgments. The new edition has been substantially expanded to include an analysis of important guideline cases which give a further insight into the operation of the rules in practice. Civil Procedure provides an invaluable guide both to students of civil procedure at all levels as well as practitioners who regularly grapple with the Civil Procedure Rules 1998.