Civil Procedure provides a clear and concise overview of the principles, themes and practical requirements that underpin the system of civil procedure in New Zealand.

Civil Procedure includes: jurisdiction; parties who can bring a claim and be involved in proceedings; types of proceeding; pleadings, affidavits and forms; service of documents; defendant’s response; interlocutory procedures; protection of litigants; discovery, interrogatories and other matters; disposing of proceedings; appeals and other remedies; and costs.

Civil Procedure is drawn from Principles of Civil Procedure by Andrew Beck and includes Further Resources, such as links to McGechan on Procedure and Civil Litigation Precedents.

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Preparing District Court Proceedings

• District Court Rules 2014 – A Guide to Preparing for Proceedings in the District Court

District Court Rules 2014

• District Court Rules 2014

District Court Act

• Introduction to the District Court Act 2016
• District Court Act 2016

Access to Court Documents

• Introduction to the District Court (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2017
• District Court (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2017

Fees Rules

• District Court Fees Regulations 2009
• Witnesses and Interpreters Fees Regulations 1974

Practice Guides

Tribunals — Dispute Resolution/Adjudication

• Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal
• Copyright Tribunal
• Disputes Tribunals Procedure
• Employment Relations Authority
• Human Rights Review Tribunal
• Motor Vehicles Procedure
• Retirement Villages Disputes Panel
• Residential Tenancies Procedure
• Weathertight Homes Procedure

Tribunals — Administrative Review

• Abortion Supervisory Committee
• Customs Appeal Authority
• Catch History Review Committee
• Film and Literature Board of Review
• Health Act Boards of Appeal
• Immigration and Protection Tribunal
• Legal Aid Review Tribunal
• Land Valuation Tribunals
• Maritime Appeal Authority
• Medicines Review Committee
• Mental Health Review Tribunal
• Social Security Appeal Authority
• State Housing Appeal Authority
• Student Allowance Appeal Authority
• Taxation Review Authority
• Victims’ Special Claims Tribunal
• Veterans’ Entitlements Appeal Board

Tribunals — Occupation/Industry

• Accountants’ Disciplinary Bodies
• Architects Board
• Building Practitioners Board
• Cadastral Surveyors’ Licensing Board
• Chartered Professional Engineers’ Bodies
• Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
• Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal
• Lawyers’ and Conveyancers’ Disciplinary Bodies
• Licensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers & Pawnbrokers
• Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority
• Registrar of Motor Vehicle Traders
• Music Teachers Registration Board
• Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board
• Private Security Personnel Licensing Authorities
• Racing Tribunals
• Real Estate Agents Tribunals
• Social Workers Tribunals
• Teachers Tribunals
• Trans-Tasman Occupations Tribunal
• Veterinary Tribunals
• Comparative Tables.
• Table of Statutes and Regulations.
• Table of Cases.

Media Types

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