Blackstone's Civil Practice 2019: The Commentary

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2019: The Commentary is a concise version of Blackstone's Civil Practice, providing the unique commentary independently from the CPR, PD, and other appendix materials. The Commentary is directly taken from the established full service volume.

Providing detailed commentary of unrivalled quality on the process of civil litigation, this is the only major civil work to adopt a narrative approach based on the chronology of a claim. Written by a team of expert practitioners and academics, it provides authoritative analysis on the process of civil litigation from commencement of a claim to enforcement of judgments, addressing civil procedure in the County Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The book also considers specialist areas such as insolvency proceedings, sale of goods and human rights, providing expert analysis on a comprehensive level. As well as a detailed and user-friendly index, the quick-reference guide inside the front cover provides an alternative point of access for those already familiar with the CPR.

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2019 is the full service volume, combining the expert Commentary with full CPR, PD, and other Appendix material.

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2019: Digital Pack includes a fully linked and annotatable digital version available on PC, Mac, Android devices, iPad or iPhone to ensure that you have access to the latest developments in civil procedure wherever you are.

Professor Stuart Sime is the course director of the full-time Bar professional training course at the City Law School, where he teaches civil litigation, commercial, and company law. He was a practising barrister until 2005. In his early career he spent a number of years in the litigation department of the Treasury Solicitor's Office. He is co-author of Blackstone's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms 2013, the author of A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure, co-author of A Practical Approach to ADR, and co-author of The Jackson ADR Handbook (all published by OUP).


Derek French is principal author of 29 editions of Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law, author of two editions of Applications to Wind Up Companies and one of Model Articles of Association for Companies, editor of 16 editions of Blackstone's Statutes on Company Law and co-author of Blackstone's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms 2013 (all published by OUP).