Anyone practicing in the civil courts of England and Wales needs a thorough grasp of the principles of civil procedure and the rules of practice as applied by the courts. This book provides a comprehensive and easily digestible commentary on all the major areas of civil procedure. It has been designed to cover points that are likely to arise in day-to-day practice. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to include the new rules on specialist proceedings and enforcement; the substantial replacement of the Brussels Convention dealing with service outside the jurisdiction in Member States of the European Union; the practice relating to conditional fee arrangements and the community legal service; as well as analysis of many reported cases on the Civil Procedure Rules.