PPC1 Litigation study guide
PPC1 Litigation · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
PPC1 Litigation is a professional certification for practitioners who want independent verification of their command of civil litigation practice. Candidates typically include paralegals, legal executives, junior solicitors and barristers, and litigation support staff who already work with case files and want a structured benchmark of their knowledge. The PPC1 Litigation study guide has 8 sections and about 2,438 words.
01Civil Procedure and Commencement of Proceedings
Civil Procedure and Commencement of Proceedings examines whether you can choose the correct originating process, identify the proper parties, plead a complete cause of action and serve it within time. The examiner is looking for a disciplined pre-action analysis, not a narrative of facts.
349 words, about 2 min02Pleadings, Parties, and Causes of Action
Pleadings, Parties and Causes of Action tests whether you can turn a client’s story into material facts, join the right parties, amend without prejudice and recognise when a claim is vulnerable to striking out or res judicata. Plead material facts, not evidence or law.
334 words, about 2 min03Case Management, Interlocutory Applications, and Interim Relief
This domain tests case management, interlocutory applications and interim relief: timetable compliance, unless orders, injunction principles, freezing orders and security for costs. Case management is proactive.
343 words, about 2 min04Disclosure, Evidence, and Witnesses
Disclosure, Evidence and Witnesses tests the scope of disclosure, privilege, witness statements, expert evidence and the burden of proof at trial. Disclosure covers documents in a party’s possession, custody or power that are relevant and material, including adverse documents.
306 words, about 2 min05Trial Procedure and Advocacy
Trial Procedure and Advocacy tests preparation of a case theory, opening, examination-in-chief, cross-examination, objections and closing submissions. Begin with a case theory: a short, coherent explanation of what happened, why the law gives the client a remedy, and what the evidence will prove.
270 words, about 1 min06Judgments, Orders, Enforcement, and Appeals
Judgments, Orders, Enforcement and Appeals tests what happens after trial: the form of judgment, correction, enforcement and appeal routes. A judgment is a final determination; an order is a direction.
286 words, about 1 min07Costs, Funding, and Professional Conduct in Litigation
Costs, Funding and Professional Conduct in Litigation tests costs orders, funding arrangements and the ethical duties of the litigator. Costs normally follow the event, assessed on a party-and-party basis or indemnity basis for misconduct.
283 words, about 1 min08Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategy
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategy tests whether you can choose and sequence dispute resolution processes, enforce dispute resolution clauses and advise on settlement. Arbitration is consensual and binding.
267 words, about 1 min