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Common Law Division
Act for Defendant

Full Guide

Schedule of limitation periods in civil matters in NSW

A. GETTING THE MATTER UNDERWAY

Getting the matter underway

1. File cover sheet

2. Instruction sheet - Supreme Court

3. Initial letter to client enclosing fee agreement

4.  Fee Agreement - Civil Litigation  

B. SETTLING IT EARLY

Settling it early
ADR Alternative dispute resolution

1. Letter to Defendant advising on Alternative Dispute resolution

Offers of compromise incl Calderbank offers

2. Calderbank offer before commencement of proceedings

3. Offer of Compromise

Mediation

4. Letter to other side proposing settlement conference

5. Terms of settlement

6. Deed of Release after Letter of Demand

Consent orders

7. Consent orders
- Consent orders payment inclusive of cost
- Judgment in favour of one party payment of money and costs
- Proceedings dismissed no order as to costs
- Consent orders judgment notation of agreement
- Consent orders acceptance of lesser sum

C. GOING TO COURT

Defending the Claim

1. Timetable up to completion of Discovery

2. Timetable from discovery to callover

Limitation periods
Case management
Telephone directions
Notice of appearance

3. Notice of Appearance

 

4. Notice of Change of Address for Service
Defence

5. Defence

Requests for further and better particulars

6. Request for further and better particulars

Defence to Summons
Setting aside default judgment

7. Notice of Motion - set aside entry of default judgement

8. Defence
     Example Defence

9. Affidavit in support of Notice of Motion to set aside default judgment

Cross Claims by the Defendant

10. Statement of Liquidated Cross-claim

11. Cross-summons

12. Example Cross-Claim

13. Letter serving Cross-Claim

Claims for contribution or indemnity
    14. Statement of Claim

15. Summons


Discovery

16. Letter to other side with categories of documents for Discovery

17. List of Documents

18. Timetable up to completion of Discovery

Affidavits
Annexures and exhibits

 

19. Affidavit

20. Annexure Certificate

21. Exhibit certificate

Expert witnesses

22. Letter instructing Expert Witness

23. Letter instructing single Expert Witness

24. Affidavit - Expert witness annexing report

25. Expert Witness Code of Conduct

Pre Trial Directions
Subpoenas and Notices to produce

26. Application to issue obtain a return date for subpoena for production

27. Subpoena

28. Notice to Produce

29. Notice Of Motion to set aside Subpoena

30. Notice Of Motion to set aside Notice to Produce

31. Affidavit in support of Notice Of Motion to set aside subpoena or notice to produce

Costs in default of attendance

Withdrawal of matter
Pretrial directions before the trial judge
Agreed list of exhibits / the tender bundle

32. Agreed List of Exhibits

Notices to admit facts and authenticity of documents

33. Notice to Admit Facts and Authenticity of Documents

34. Notice Disputing Facts and Authenticity of Documents

  Brief to Counsel

A demonstration of the use of the precedents



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Supreme Court (NSW) - Step-by-Step Legal Practice Guide and Precedents

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