Civil Procedure Subject Guide

Where to Start:

If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try:

• Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed. - REF K 211 .K1 BUT 2004
• Legal Terms  - REF K 211 .K1 LEG 1998
• Halsbury's Laws of Australia -  REF K 218 .K1 HAL 1991/Online version through LexisNexis AU
• Queensland Law Handbook  - REF K 218 .K2Q QUE 2002

Books:

Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.

• Australian civil procedure/Bernard C. Cairns - KN 366 CAI 2005
• Civil procedure/G. Reithmuller -  KN 366 RIE 1999
• Fundamentals of trial techniques/Thomas A. Mauet, Les A. McCrimmon - KL 93 .K1 MAU 2001
• Judicial reasoning and the doctrine of precedent in Australia/Alastair MacAdam, John Pyke -  KL 32 .K1 MAC 1998
• Legal interviewing: theory, tactics and techniques/Kay Lauchland, Marlene J. Le Brun - KL 90 LAU 1996
• Litigation: evidence and procedur/Mark Aronson, Jill Hunter - KN 366 .K1 ARO 1998
• Mooting manual/Terry Gygar, Anthony Cassimatis - KL 93 .K1 GYG 1997

Or you can look on the shelves at the following numbers:

• KL 216 - Conduct of court proceedings - Australia
• KL 90 - Interviewing in law practice
• KN 366 - Procedure (Law) -- Australia

Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):

Electronic resources provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports and/or primary sources of information such as cases and legislation. Access electronic resources including journal databases from the Library's Electronic Resources page.

• AGIS PLUS Text  - Attorney General's Information Service covering all aspects of law. Mainly Australian information.
• Butterworths - Access Australian Butterworths law products including cases, Civil library and the College of Law Practice Papers via LexisNexis AU
• Lexis - United States, International and Australian legislation, case law and journal articles.

Web Resources:

You can try searching the Internet for more resources.

• Legal System (AustLII)
• Legal Practice (WorldLII)
• Civil Procedure & Legal Practice

Loose-Leaf Resources:

Other resources are available for some subject areas. Try these publications:

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules/M.P. Moynihan ; J.S. Douglas ... [et al.]. -  KN 367Q CIV 1999
Federal Court practice -  KN 366.2 FLI 1989
Australian High Court and Federal Court practice - KN 366 AUS 1978