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Author:   Professor Christopher Hodges (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Professor Stefan Vogenauer (Max Planck Institute for European Legal History) ,  Magdalena Tulibacka (Emory Law School Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Beck/Hart Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.971kg
ISBN:  

9781849461023

ISBN 10:   1849461023
Pages:   580
Publication Date:   17 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I: The Oxford Study on Costs and Funding of Civil Litigation Christopher Hodges, Stefan Vogenauer and Magdalena Tulibacka Introduction Section 1: National Approaches to Costs and Funding of Civil Litigation Section 2: The Price of Litigation: A Comparison of Jurisdictions Section 3: Policy Issues and Recommendations Section 4: Summary of Findings Tables and Appendices Questionnaire Table 1: Basis of charges for court fees and lawyers' fees Table 2: Success and contingency fees Table 3: Total minimum cost to claimant in the case studies Table 4: Claimant and defendant costs in the case studies Table 5: Ranges of court fees and lawyers' hourly rates Table 6: Currency conversion rates used in the case studies Part II: National Reports 1. An Introduction to the Range of National Approaches Christopher Hodges 2. Australia Camille Cameron 3. Belgium Vincent Sagaert and Ilse Samoy 4. Canada Eriks S Knutsen and Janet Walker 5. The People's Republic of China Michael Palmer and Chao Xi 6. Denmark Kristine Svenningsen, Jan-Erik Svensson and Anders Ørgaard 7. England and Wales John Peysner 8. England and Wales: Christopher Hodges Summary of the Jackson Costs Review 9. England and Wales: Woolf for Slow Learners John Peysner 10. France A. Theoretical Perspectives Yvon Desdevises B. The Rules on Funding and Costs Anne-Laure Villedieu 11. Germany Burkhard Hess and Rudolf Hübner 12. Japan Ikuo Sugawara and Eri Osaka 13. Latin America: Manuel A Gómez A Regional Report 14. The Netherlands Mark L Tuil 15. The Netherlands: Policy Observations Paulien M M van der Grinten 16. New Zealand Kim Economides and Graham Taylor 17. Poland Magdalena Tulibacka 18. Portugal Henrique Sousa Antunes 19. Russia Dmitry Maleshin 20. Spain Aránzazu Calzadilla Medina, Carlos Trujillo Cabrera and Alejandro Ferreres Comella 21. Switzerland Walter A Stoffel and James F Reardon 22. Taiwan Kuan-Ling Shen and Helena HC Chen 23. The United States of America Deborah R Hensler

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What a treasure trove...most informative...a source of empirical findings and legal policy conclusions of the highest order VRiLG Lothar Junemann Notar 9/2012

What a treasure trove...most informative...a source of empirical findings and legal policy conclusions of the highest orderVRiLG Lothar JunemannNotar9/2012

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Christopher Hodges is Head of the CMS Research Programme on Civil Justice Systems at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford. Stefan Vogenauer is Professor of Comparative Law and Director of the Institute of European and Comparative Law, University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Brasenose College. Magdalena Tulibacka is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster and an Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford.

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