Cover; Contents; Table of Statutes; Table of Statutory Instruments; Table of Cases; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Open Justice; 3 Equality of Arms and Related Doctrines; 4 Disclosure and Restrictions on Evidence; 5 Impartial and Independent Judges; 6 And So?; Index
Summary
The end of the last century witnessed two major events in the field of civil justice: the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) came into force and the Human Rights Act (HRA) gave effect to the European Convention on Human Rights. This volume assesses the effect of the Act and attempts to reconcile the expediency and efficiency essential to modern civil justice with the need for recognition of human dignity and equality inherent to human rights
