Civil
Procedure
English for Lawyers I.4
Vocabulary
1. občanské právo
procesní
2. předvolání, úkon
soudu, příkaz
3. řízení
4. soudní jednání,
líčení
1. civil procedure
2. process
3. proceeding(s)
4. trial
Civil procedure – definition
Civil procedure
may be undersood as
the body of law that sets out the rules and
standards that courts follow when
adjudicating civil lawsuits.
Exam tip:
Definovaný
termín
zařadíme do třídy
pojmů
s rozlišujícím
znakem
Civil
procedure
may be
understood
as
may mean
refers to
can be
defined as
could be
explained as
body of law that sets out
the rules and
standards
that courts
follow when
adjudicating
civil lawsuits.
What do these rules govern?
 how a lawsuit may be commenced,
 what kind of service of process is required, the
types of pleadings or statements of case,
 motions or applications, and orders allowed
in civil cases,
 the timing and manner of depositions and
discovery or disclosure,
 the conduct of trials,
 the process for judgment, appeals and
jurisdiction.
Parties
 plaintiff
 defendant
Definovaný
termín
zařadíme do třídy pojmů s rozlišujícím
znakem
Attorney
 a counsellor
 helps advise the client how to order the client‘s
affairs (pending or potential litigation)
 a negotiator
 works with the opposing counsel to get a
favourable resolution for the client with respect
to pending lawsuit
 a litigator
 helps pick a jury, participates in pre-trial motions,
presents evidence at trial,…
Litigation
 the act or process of bringing or
contesting a legal action in court
 a judicial proceeding or contest
 a lawsuit
CZ:
soudní spor, vedení sporu
Basic Stages
 issuing and serving the writ of summons
 delivering the acknowledgement of
service
 exchange of pleadings
 trial is held
 enforcement of the judgment
Pleadings
 procesní materiály
 spisy
 podání
The object of pleadings is to define the areas of
contention between the parties.
In English it covers:
 the statement of claim
 the defence (i.e. the defendant‘s answer),
counterclaim
 the reply (P‘s answer to D‘s defence)
The statement and particulars
of claim
 stanovení žalobního nároku a uvedení
podrobností případu
 vylíčení rozhodných skutečností
The last sentence in the
pleading
 in CZ?
 žalobní petit
 in EN?
 a prayer for relief
 a demand for relief
 a prayer
Defendant‘s Steps
 he may admit the allegation
 he may deny the allegation
 he may require the other party to prove
the allegation
 without specifically denying it
 effected by using the phrase „the
Defendant does not admit“
Důkazní břemeno
 in EN?
 burden of proof
 onus of proof
 usually on the plaintiff
 standard of proof
 on the balance of probabilities
 AM preponderance of evidence
Enforcement of Judgment
 losing party in a lawsuit
 judgment debtor
 povinný
 winning party in a lawsuit
 judgment creditor
 oprávněný
Enforcement of Judgment
 a writ, warrant of execution
 an attachment of earnings order
= a garnishee of wages
 a third party debt order
 garnishee order
 a charging order
Listening
 What claim has been filed against the client?
 Will the case go to trial
AND SOME MORE  :
 What did the client receive yesterday?
 What does the lawyer need before he can
draft an answer?
 Who might they get affidavits from?
 What will they hope to achieve by filing
motions?
 When will the trial take place?
Videos
 What is a tort?
References
 http://civilprocedure.uslegal.com
 www.google.com
 www.thefreedictionary.com
 www.youtube.com
 English for Lawyers 2, Law of Torts, CJV MU 2014
 Chromá, Marta. Czech-English law dictionary. Leda, 2001.
 Chromá, Marta. English-Czech law dictionary. Leda, 1997.
 Chromá, M. New Introduction to Legal English Volume II.
Praha : Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2003. 554 p.
 Powell, R. Law Today. Longman Group UK Limited, 1993.
128p.