1: Introduction2: A modern litigation approach3: Costs information to the client and funding options4: The nature, extent, and recovery of legal costs5: Alternative dispute resolution6: The first client meeting and initial considerations7: Pre-action substantive matters8: Pre-action protocols9: Starting your court action and serving it on the defendant10: Defending a claim11: Drafting statements of case12: Case management13: Interim applications - general considerations14: Interim applications - common types15: Part 36 offers and offers to settle outside part 3616: Disclosure and inspection17: Witness statements and documentary evidence18: Experts and expert evidence19: Trial, settlement, and appeals20: Assessment of cost proceedingsAppendix