This book presents a concise account of the English system of civil litigation, covering court proceedings in England and Wales. It is an original and important study of a system which is the historical root of the US litigation system. The volume offers a comprehensive and properly balanced account of the entire range of dispute resolution techniques.
As the first book on this subject to be published in the USA, it enables American lawyers to gain an overview of the main institutions of English Civil Procedure, including mediation and arbitration. It will render the English system of civil justice accessible to law students in the US, practitioners of law, professors, judges, and policy-makers.

"Neil Andrews presents a concise account of English civil justice as the system has been reconfigured in the first years of the 21^st century. His book is an original and important study of the system on which American civil litigation rests. It is a wide-ranging introduction to the three principal paths of justice in England: court proceedings, arbitration and mediation. It is the first such review of English civil justice to be published in the United States since adoption of the reforms. Written by one of England's leading experts in the field, it is a reliable guide to contemporary English civil justice for students, practitioners, professors, judges, and policy-makers in the United States and throughout the world." 

                                                                            James Maxeiner
                                                                  University of Baltimore