The Present Law of Abuse of Legal Procedure

Percy Henry Winfield (1878?1953) was a renowned English lawyer, jurist and legal scholar. Originally published in 1921, this book was written as a supplement to Winfield's History of Conspiracy and Abuse of Legal Procedure (1921). The text includes detailed textual notes and indices. This is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on the law of abuse of legal procedure.

Preface; Index of statutes; Index of cases; Index of year books; 1. Maintenance and champerty as torts; 2. Maintenance and champerty as affecting contracts; 3. Maintenance and champerty as crimes; 4. Agreements affecting legal procedure otherwise than by way of maintenance or champerty; 5. Criminal conspiracy to abuse procedure; 6. Malicious prosecution; 7. Abuse of procedure by judicial officers; 8. Preventive proceedings; General index.