General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | LLAW3097 |
| Course name: | Civil Procedure |
| Programme offered under: | LLB Programme |
| Semester: | Second |
| Designated research course: | Not applicable |
| Specialization: | Not applicable |
| Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
| Course offered to non-law students: | No |
| Credit point value: | 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
- considerations prior to commencement of action;
- legal aid;
- jurisdiction of courts;
- parties and joinder;
- commencement of proceedings;
- service and acknowledgment of service;
- pleadings (Statement of Claim, Defence and Counterclaim; Reply);
- summary disposal of actions (judgment on admissions; default judgment and summary judgment);
- interlocutory application (interlocutory injunctions, Mareva injunctions, Anton Piller Orders, prohibition orders, security for costs, interim payments);
- discovery, further and better particulars, interrogatories;
- compromises and settlements, ADR, sanctioned offer and sanctioned payment;
- case management, sanctions for non-compliance, pre-trial security;
- aspects of the civil trial, preparation for trials and trail procedures, judgment and costs;
- enforcement of judgments; and
- appeals
1.3 Course teachers
| Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
| Course convenor | Eric Cheung | etmc@hku.hk | CCT 412 | By email |
| Course convenor | Carter Chim | cchim@hku.hk | CLE | By email |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 Demonstrate sufficient knowledge and understanding of the procedural rules for conducting a civil action in the High Court and in the District court in Hong Kong.
CLO 2 Identify and deal with the variety of technical procedural issues which arise in legal practice.
CLO 3 Analyse properly the legal and factual issues and apply the relevant procedural rules and principles to fact situations presented to them.
CLO 4 Acquire and develop a habit of active learning and critical thinking.
2.2 LLB Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link: https://course.law.hku.hk/llb-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Due date | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| Mid-term assessment | 9 Mar 2024 | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| In-hall exam | 8 May 2024 | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
To be advised by course convenor(s).
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Seminar | 3 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
| Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list: | TBA |
| Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/