Principles of Civil Procedure (softcover edition)

Jeffrey Pinsler is Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. He specialises in civil justice, civil and criminal evidence, procedure and ethics. He is an advocate and solicitor, barrister-at-law, a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, a Principal Mediator of the Singapore Mediation Centre, and also a member of various professional committees of legal and governmental institutions including the Singapore Academy of Law and the Supreme Court of Singapore. He has appeared as amicus curiae before the Court of Appeal and has spoken at, and contributed to, conferences and reform programmes in various countries. In 2004, he was conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) for his contributions to learning. In 2008, he was appointed Senior Counsel. He is also Senior Professorial Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education.

He is a leading author in the fields of evidence, civil procedure and ethics. He has produced 16 major works and multiple articles in his capacity as writer and/or general editor, many of which are considered essential references by practitioners and are regularly relied on by the courts.

Part I   Introduction: Landscape and Priorities of Civil Justice
Chapter 1     Introduction
Chapter 2     Approaches and Options in Dispute Resolution

 

Part II   Commencement of Proceedings, the Defendant's Response and Initial Considerations
Chapter 3     Commencement of Proceedings
Chapter 4     Service of Originating Process and Other Documents in Singapore
Chapter 5     Service of Originating Processes and Documents Out of Singapore
Chapter 6     Appearance
Chapter 7     Parties in Litigation

 

Part III   Early Termination by Assault and Default
Chapter 8     Summary Judgment
Chapter 9     Striking Out Proceedings
Chapter 10    Setting Aside Judgments in Default of Appearance and Defence
Chapter 11    Withdrawal and Discontinuance

 

Part IV   Interlocutory Injunctions and Orders Affecting Property
Chapter 12    Interim Injunctions and Payments
Chapter 13    Protective Orders Securing Assets for Potential Judgment
Chapter 14    Protective Orders Affecting Evidence and Property

 

Part V   Pleadings
Chapter 15    General Principles of Pleadings
Chapter 16    Drafting Pleadings

 

Part VI   Disclosure and Production of Evidence and Information
Chapter 17    Disclosure and Production of Documents
Chapter 18    Disclosure and Production of Other Information

 

Part VII   Later Interlocutory Phases and Trial
Chapter 19    Preparation for Trial
Chapter 20    Proceedings at Trial

 

Part VIII   Judgments, Orders and their Enforcement
Chapter 21    Judgments and Orders
Chapter 22    Enforcement of Judgments and Orders
Chapter 23    Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Singapore Judgments Abroad

 

Part IX   Appeals, Judicial Review and Constitutional Issues
Chapter 24    Appeals
Chapter 25    Judicial Review and Constitutional Issues

Part X   Costs
Chapter 26    Costs
Chapter 27    Security for Costs

 

 

 

 

“The present book … provides the immense benefits … to both students and practitioners alike. Indeed, it is of the very first rank in every possible way. It is not often that a masterpiece emerges from the realm of legal textbooks, simply because the very nature of a textbook itself militates against such an eventuality. This book, however, is a rare (I would go so far as to say extremely rare) exception … Having perused this book, I am truly impressed by how Professor Pinsler is able to distil – within the relevant Main Principle – the essence of the entire chapter itself in both its technical aspects and (more importantly) its underlying rationale as well. By doing so, he actually encourages the reader to read further, not least because he has demonstrated (in no uncertain terms) that there is a point (and, hence, mission) to that particular chapter and (collectively) to the entire enterprise of civil procedure itself. The otherwise confusing morass of technical rules and principles has been transformed into a coherent and compelling exposition in both part as well as whole. As a result, this book also becomes, in the process, greater than the sum of its parts and (dare it be said for a work on civil procedure) even a thing of beauty. Yet, each part is a veritable feast in itself – informative and skill-equipping in the most palatable as well as effective way possible. Put simply, this book is a masterly exposition which I would commend in the highest possible terms to both students and practitioners alike.”

                            — Andrew Phang Boon Leong
                               Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court