Introduction To Civil Procedure

Written lucidly and in simple language, Introduction to Civil Procedure is a primary guide for law students as well as professionals, including teachers of law, judges and legal practitioners. The professionals
would for example, find very useful, the notes and discussions on the scope of the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court; the proper meaning and scope of proceedings in lieu of demurrer; no case submission in civil proceedings; the use of settlement of issues and pre-trial proceedings such as, interrogatories, discoveries and production of documents; the use of court connected ADR and introduction to ADR skills; frontloading and pre-trial conferencing in the new High Court rules (Lagos/Abuja); and the objectives of rules of court.
About the authors: Ernest Ojukwu, LL.B (Hons) (Ife); LL.M (Ife), Barrister, Deputy Director-General and Head, Nigerian Law School, Augustine Nnamani Campus, Enugu was appointed Associate Professor of Law (1998) & Dean Faculty of Law Abia State University Uturu, (1995- 2001). A member of Abia State Law Reform Commission and the Abia State High Court (Civil procedure) Rules Committee (1999-2004), Ernest jukwu pioneered the introduction of the subject, Principles of civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution at the Postgraduate School Abia State University and has published extensively in the area of civil procedure and court rules.
He is also author of Legal Practitioners charges in Nigeria: Law and Practice (1997) and Companies proceedings rules 1992 Annotated (1997). Ernest Ojukwu also brings the benefit of his wide experience in civil law practice at Aba from 1985 to 2000 to the writing of this book; Chudi Nelson Ojukwu, LL.B (Hons) (Ife); LL.M (Ife), Barrister, Deputy Director and Project Manager Power Sector Reforms in the Bureau of Public Enterprises is a former Deputy Director Academics and the Head of Department of Litigation at the Nigerian Law School Kano Campus. He taught civil procedure at the Law School from 1992 to 2005. He has published articles internationally on the Enforcement of Fundamental Rights in Nigeria, Admiralty Law and Criminal Justice.
He is the author of Practice and Procedure in Election Petitions (Helen-Roberts 2003).
He is joint Editor of the judgments of the Rivers State High Court and judgments of Bayelsa State. He has worked as Consultant/Legal Expert to UNDP/Viet Nam on Legislative Assessment of Draft Investment law of Viet Nam and a Legal Advisor/ Consultant to the World Bank/Department for International Development (DFID) on Public Service Reforms in Nigeria.
Former member of the Board of Directors of Power Holding Company of Nigeria and a
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Certified Regulation Specialist; he is a leading authority on power sector and infrastructure regulation. Chudi Ojukwu is also the Executive