Civil Litigation

Civil litigation, simply put, is litigation based on and brought under civil laws. Civil litigation is distinguished from Criminal litigation in that the later is litigation based on and brought under local, state and federal criminal laws. Civil Litigation cases involve one person (or entity) taking legal action in a court of law – as opposed to cases where the government prosecutes someone for a crime.

In civil litigation matters, it is a lawsuit that can be undertaken is commenced or filed by individuals or companies, seeking redress for a wrong(s) against their person or property to reclaim what is owed to them. Typically of two categories, personal injury or business and commercial matters, civil litigation is a process for resolving public and private legal disputes on civil matters through negotiation or through the courts. In 1999, new rules (the Civil Procedure Rules) were introduced in order to improve access to justice. These are also known as the Woolf Reforms.

While criminal laws proscribe the amount of time the local, state or federal government has to bring the accused person to trial, civil litigation does not. Once civil litigation begins, there is much more involved work that must be completed before a case goes to trial. Once you realize all that is involved, your patience for results might be strengthened.

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