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Civil litigation is a kind of legal dispute occurred between

two or more parties suffering from monetary damages orspecific performances and nor criminal sanctions. A

lawyer specialized in civil litigation is known as

“litigator” or “trial lawyer”. Lawyers in Singapore who

are specialised for practising civil litigation represents

parties in trials, hearings, arbitrations and mediations

with help of administrative agencies, foreign tribunalsand federal, state and local courts. Litigation in Singapore

involve common litigation law and skilled lawyers for

sorting out it.

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Civil Litigation Types 

Large range of disputes are

covered in civil litigation.Lawyers practicing Civil

Litigation are usually

specialized in two or more

areas. Most common types

of civil litigation are as given-

Environment law, Landlord/Tenant, products liability,personal injury, intellectual property, construction,

medicine malpractice, employment and labour, real

estate, anti-trust, worker’s compensation, education law.

Stages of Civil Litigation 

Civil litigation is divided into seven stages- investigation,

pleadings, discovery pre-trial, settlement and appeal. All

types of lawsuits do not phase all seven stages of civil

litigation. Most of the lawsuits are settled before meeting

trial and several other cases reach trail verdict. Usually it

takes from few months to years. In case of very

complicated situation, time span of lawsuit can extend to

large number of years.

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Skills Required for Civil Litigation 

Skills and knowledge required for litigation of materials

are as given-  Strong knowledge of substantive and procedural

law

  Strong written and oral advocacy skills

  Good analytical and logical reasoning abilities

  Ability to collect complex facts and figures for

supporting legal procedures  Good interpersonal skills for carrying out legal

procedures

  Knowledge for legal research techniques and

software

 

Client development skills

 

Strong negotiation skills

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Civil Litigation Lawyer Services 

Civil litigation lawyers offer legal solutions for several

complicated litigation cases. These lawyers arecompetent enough for sorting different range of litigation

services like debtors and creditors, defamation,

employment issues,  negligence law claims, insurance

claims, estate litigation and construction claims etc.

Litigation of Estate 

Estate disputes are common but require depth legal

knowledge and good level of expertise by gaining good

level of experience. Lawyers are experienced enough for

providing genuine results for such disputes and have

worked for claimants, trustees and beneficiaries. Some

examples of such litigation cases are breach of trust

claims, disinheritance, probate challenges and contested

wills. Small claims court Singapore also take civil

litigation cases for solving several sort of disputes. Civil

litigation lawyers have also represented several other

cases like insurance, personal injury  and property

damage etc. Their main is to satisfy all clients by

providing maximum results.