General introduction -- Stage one : before litigation -- pt. I. Preliminary questions -- Cause of action -- Locus standi -- Jurisdiction -- pt. II. Pre-litigation issues -- Demand -- Calculation of the time limits -- Service of legal documents -- Action or application? -- Stage two : litigation -- pt. I. Applications -- Introduction -- General principles -- On notice applications -- Ex parte applications -- pt. II. Actions -- Introductions -- Pleadings -- Pre-trial procedures -- Trial -- Judgement, interest and costs -- Stage three : after litigation -- pt. I. Appeals and reviews -- Appeals -- Reviews -- pt. II. Debt collection procedures -- Writs and warrants of execution -- Section 65 procedure -- Administration orders -- Stage IV. Additional procedures -- Settlement -- Provisional sentence -- Interim relief pending judgment -- Arrest tanquam suspectus de fuga -- Multiple parties and actions -- Interdicts -- Drastic procedures -- Declarations of rights and stated cases -- Small claims courts procedures -- Legal aid in civil matters -- Other civil courts -- Alternative dispute resolution in civil practice -- The impact of the National Credit Act and the Consumer Protection Act on civil procedure.