OCR Civil Litigation Past Paper PDF

[Unit 1 -- CivLit reading] **PREPARATORY READING (and Syllabus Areas)**  **To prepare for this Unit you should:**  1. Read the examinable material in the White Book set out in the Syllabus below - DONE 2. Read the following commentary in the White Book: 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and 1.1.7; 1.3.1-1....

[Unit 1 -- CivLit reading] **PREPARATORY READING (and Syllabus Areas)**  **To prepare for this Unit you should:**  1. Read the examinable material in the White Book set out in the Syllabus below - DONE 2. Read the following commentary in the White Book: 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and 1.1.7; 1.3.1-1.3.4; 1.4.1,1.4.2 and 1.4.2.1. These paragraphs are not on the syllabus but provide context to enable you to understand how the rules operate - DONE 3. Bring to the session The White Book Vols I & II DONE 4. Read the Quick Guides at the start of both Vols I & II   5. Read the Civil Lit: [[Burden and Standard of Proof]](https://elite.law.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-15832620-dt-content-rid-298114197_4/xid-298114197_4) document - DONE 6. Read the document on [[Funding Options]](https://elite.law.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-15832620-dt-content-rid-298114200_4/xid-298114200_4) - DONE 7. Look at the flowcharts re: County Court and High Court allocation of cases: [[Flowchart - Court Structure and Appeals]](https://elite.law.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-15832620-dt-content-rid-298114405_4/xid-298114405_4), [[Flowchart Courts Structure in England and Wales]](https://elite.law.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-15832620-dt-content-rid-298114406_4/xid-298114406_4) and [[Civil Litigation Overview and Court Procedure]](https://elite.law.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-15832620-dt-content-rid-298114404_4/xid-298114404_4), [[5 stages of Civil Litigation (Overview)]](https://elite.law.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-15832620-dt-content-rid-392250125_4/xid-392250125_4) **NB These references to the syllabus below are included for revision purposes when you return to this area.**  **BSB Centrally Set Assessments Syllabus Coverage for Unit 1**  **(please see syllabus for full White Book references):**  **SYLLABUS AREA 1. General Matters**  1. The overriding objective  2. The duty of the court to manage cases  3. \...  4. \...  Required Content for the Centrally Set Assessments in Civil Litigation 2024-2025 1 **General Matters** ===================== 1. the overriding objective 2. the duty of the court to manage cases 3. general principles of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 4. timing the use of ADR ***Examinable Material*** 1. Examinable material on the overriding objective will consist of *the overriding objective; application by the court of the overriding objective; and the duty of the parties to help the court to further the overriding objective.* The relevant material is addressed in ***CPR 1.1-1.3.*** 2. Examinable material on the duty of the court to manage cases will consist of the duty of the court to manage cases; encouraging co-operation between parties; helping parties to settle; and encouraging the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedure. The relevant material is addressed in CPR 1.4; and the c***ommentary on the overriding objective at paragraphs 1.4.4, 1.4.9 and 1.4.11 of Volume 1 of \'Civil Procedure\' (the White Book) 2024.*** [WHITE BOOK ] 1. [-- Overriding objective of enabling the court to deal with cases justly and at proportionate cost] 3. [-- The parties have a duty to help the court to further the overriding objective] Rule 1.3 -- parties are required 'to help the court' further the overriding objective (cf. language of 'duty' placed upon the court. 4. -- [The Court must further the overriding objective by actively managing cases] This includes: - Encouraging cooperation - Prompt decision of which issues can be dealt with summarily and which require full investigation - Encouraging ADR - Fixing timetables etc. [1.4.4 -- encouraging cooperation between parties] Eg. R.29.4 -- court may approve, without a hearing, proposals agreed by the parties for the management of proceedings on the multi-track and give directions in the terms proposed. [1.4.9 -- helping parties settle ] Following CoApp in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC \[2023\] it is clear the court has the power to order parties to engage in a settlement process. [1.4.11 -- encouraging use of ADR] For detail see Vol 2 s14. 1\) Pre-Action protocols 4\) Claim issued 3\) Claim served 7\) Defence filed and served 6\) Track allocation 5\) Disclosure of documents 11\) Exchange of witness statements 2\) Exchange of expert reports 8\) Pre-trial review 12\) Trial 10\) Judgment 9\) Enforcement page1image1542701408  A diagram of a stage Description automatically generated  page1image2188821984 **CIVIL LITIGATION & EVIDENCE\ UNIT 1 -- OVERVIEW OF THE 5 STAGES OF CIVIL LITIGATION**  page2image2185561616  page4image2188175264