History: America to 1938 1. Purposes and Functions
I. The Need for Theory
II. Complexity and Intertwining
III. The Function of Civil Procedure
IV. Society and the Courts
V. The Social World
VI. Pragmatism
VII. Management and Justice
VIII. The Function of the English Civil Justice System
IX. Reading the Rules
X. Conclusion
2. What is Civil Procedure For?
I. American Themes and Perspectives
II. English Themes and Perspectives
3. Intention, Action and Outcome in Anglo-American Civil Procedure
I. The Rules of the Supreme Court (1883 and 1965)
II. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (1938)
III. The Civil Procedure Rules 1998
4. Voyages in a New World: The Unanticipated Consequences of Civil Justice Reform
I. Introduction
II. History and a New Paradigm
5. Defending the Civil Justice System: The Function of Sanctions
I. Introduction
II. Systems
III. Analysis of Sanctions
IV. Reform of Sanctions
6. Process Costs and Error Costs: The Reform of Civil Appeals in Anglo-American Perspective
I. Introduction
II. Policy, Practicality and Proportionality
III. First Appeals – The New Regime
IV. Second Appeals – The New Regime