LAW589
Applied Civil Procedure
(Lund & Nanda)
Prerequisite courses: 452 Civil Procedure
Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Professor Anna J Lund; Avnish Nanda
Method of presentation: Seminar
Teamwork: Yes
METHOD OF EVALUATION
This is a pass/fail course. Student will be evaluated on a series of practical exercises completed individually and in teams, as well as an end-of-term individual debrief. The practical assignments will allow students to become involved in different aspects of a hypothetical piece of public interest Charter litigation, the topic of which will be selected over the summer in consultation with students registered in the case. Exercises will include drafting a theory of the case, drafting pleadings, drafting affidavits, and written and oral arguments. Students will also articulate their learning goals for the course at the beginning of the course and be asked to reflect on the learning experiences at the end of it.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course examines the theory, practice and ethics of civil litigation process, with a particular focus on how these issues arise in public interest Charter litigation. It will provide students with an opportunity to explore substantive topics in civil procedure in-depth and to apply that knowledge through a series of practical exercises, detailed above in “Method of Evaluation”. Substantive topics covered may include: advanced costs and other litigation funding strategies, stare decisis, class actions, summary procedures, discovery and freedom of information requests, injunctions, and ethical issues for movement lawyers and government lawyers. Students will also be invited to explore the interplay between litigation and other social movement strategies.
SPECIAL COMMENTS
Description updated 2025-26. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY)
A course reading list will be provided. All readings will be freely available through the University of Alberta library.