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Elegals Litigator's Toolkit (Jackson and Pastellas) is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld). It includes the complete Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, extensive commentary and analysis incorporating new cases weekly, and access to Practice Directions, and forms.
Elegals Litigator’s Toolkit (Jackson and Pastellas) makes finding the right rule (and knowing what to do with it when you get there) simple. An Overview & Key Features, and a Beginner's Guide is provided for each chapter. An expert commentary is provided for each rule within each chapter.
We have also included the easiest way to access forms prescribed by the Rules, practice directions, costs and fees, relevant legislation and relevant caselaw; wherever possible, they are linked. In practical terms, this means that users can access all of that material at the click of a button, without leaving their desktop.
Our unique "Search Toolkit" function finds the information you want and takes you to the source at the click of a button.
The principal contributors to the Elegals Litigator’s Toolkit (Jackson and Pastellas) are Sheryl Jackson (former Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, QUT), and Julie Pastellas (senior lecturer, Faculty of Law, QUT). Numerous additional contributions have been made by specialist academics and private practitioners.
Subscribers are alerted to the following significant case updates
Rule 743B - assessment of costs under the Legal Profession Act 2007 - if recovery proceedings started
Murdock v Sterling Law (Qld) Pty Ltd [2019] QDC 226 (11.11.2019)
Rule 743C - assessment of costs under the Legal Profession Act 2007 - court may direct preparation of itemised bill
Murdock v Sterling Law (Qld) Pty Ltd [2019] QDC 226 (11.11.2019)
Rule 378 - amendment before request for trial date - Land Court
Cherwell Creek Coal Pty Ltd v BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd (No 21) [2019] QLC 41 (8.11.2019)
Rule 681 - general rule about costs - when another order may be more appropriate - generally; costs to follow event - illustrations
Scriven v Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (No 2) [2019] QSC 263 (31.10.2019)
Rule 149 - statements in pleadings - examples - causation
Alexanderson Earthmover Pty Ltd v Civil Mining & Construction [2019] QSC 259 (22.10.2019)
Rule 166 - denials and nonadmissions - obligation to make reasonable enquiries before pleading nonadmission
Alexanderson Earthmover Pty Ltd v Civil Mining & Construction [2019] QSC 259 (22.10.2019)
Rule 388 - amending orders or certificates - other examples
Alexanderson Earthmover Pty Ltd v Civil Mining & Construction [2019] QSC 259 (22.10.2019)
Rule 444 - applicant's letter to respondent
Alexanderson Earthmover Pty Ltd v Civil Mining & Construction [2019] QSC 259 (22.10.2019)
Rule 700A - estates of deceased persons and trusts - small estates
Stojanovska v Stojanovski (No 2) [2019] QDC 198 (11.10.2019)
Recent legislative updates
Uniform Civil Procedure (Service Outside Australia) Amendment Rule 2019 [SL 50 of 2019] (replacing ch 4 pt 7 div 1) (issued 19/04/2019)
Uniform Civil Procedure (Commercial Arbitration) Amendment Rule 2019 (SL 49 of 2019) (issued 19/04/2019) (inserting new Chapter 9A to incorporate harmonised rules for international and domestic commercial arbitration originating from the Council of Chief Justices’ Rules Harmonisation Committee.)
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