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Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation
By (Author) Dr Anna Olijnyk
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Hart Publishing
21st January 2021
United Kingdom
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
347.9405
Paperback
240
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
345g
Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation explores the phenomenon of extremely long-running, resource-intensive civil litigation known as mega-litigation. Such litigation challenges the courts to reconcile the objectives of justice and efficiency for the parties to the case and for the community. Drawing on interviews with judges of the courts of England and Wales, and of Australia, this book shows how judges have responded to these challenges. It situates mega-litigation within broader developments in civil procedure and case management, as well as theoretical debates about the role of courts and the purpose of civil procedure. The book highlights the importance of intensive, creative and flexible case management; focus on the issues in dispute; and, ultimately, each judges expert intuition.
Anna Olijnyk is Lecturer at Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide, Australia.