1. OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTORY MATTERS 1.DISCUSS THE SCOPE OF THE CIVIL LITIGATION COURSE Civil litigation/proceedings is mainly concerned with the enforcement of private rights. When used in contradiction to criminal litigation, it deals with resolutio

1. OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTORY MATTERS 1.DISCUSS THE SCOPE OF THE CIVIL LITIGATION COURSE Civil litigation/proceedings is mainly concerned with the enforcement of private rights. When used in contradiction to criminal litigation, it deals with resolution or determination of all disputes other than criminal. Thus, it refers to all processes and procedure relating to civil actions in court. Civil litigation refers to the entire body or rules of procedure and evidence that regulate civil proceedings in a court of law. it is CUNDY SMITH PUBLICATIONS NLS LAGOS CAMPUS 2018/2019 2 of 1425 wide enough to accommodate processes employed by parties to resolve the dispute between them before they finally end up in court, including pre-action notices, letters and ADR options employed before during and after proceedings have commenced in court. 2.DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT CIVIL DISPUTES SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS  Litigation and  ADR Mechanisms (A)Litigation: This refers to an action brought by a person against another person based on the legal principles by which the former asserts some rights or legal entitlements from the latter.