This subject provides a comprehensive analysis of the practical and theoretical issues encountered in Australian civil procedure. This Subject examines the major roles and practices governing court supervised processes which are involved in superior court litigation as well as key aspects of arbitration. This subject will include a selection from the following or similar topics: characteristics of an adversarial system, case management procedure, the rules of pleadings, jurisdiction and joinder, service, discovery and Interrogatories, means of gathering evidence at pre-trial including subpoenas and notice to produce, judgment and appeals, enforcement and costs, and arbitration.