A complete set of revision notes for the BSB Civil Litigation and Evidence syllabus 2026/27 — all 24 syllabus sections, in one place.
These notes help Bar Course students understand the procedure, the evidence rules and the case management principles the BSB Central Assessments test. Each topic is written to be read quickly and returned to often — short sentences, clear structure, and the rule stated before the elaboration.
Buy once, updated forever. Every future edition of these notes is included — when the syllabus changes, your copy changes with it, at no extra cost.
Written to the syllabus
The BSB syllabus prescribes specific paragraphs of the White Book and the Jackson ADR Handbook, and these notes follow the syllabus paragraph by paragraph.
Inside you'll find:
- Syllabus-aligned coverage of all 24 sections, from general matters and limitation through to costs and appeals
- Clear explanations of each procedural step and what it is for, with the CPR and White Book references given as you go
- The ADR material the syllabus prescribes, drawn from the Jackson ADR Handbook
- A case summaries section covering the essential and examinable authorities
- A format that works both alongside class and as a standalone revision text
Built to navigate
The PDF is fully bookmarked — every section and sub-heading — and every line of the contents page is clickable. You can be at the right paragraph in one click, on a laptop or a tablet, instead of scrolling to find Part 36.
Also included: seven visual study aids
Separate one-page flowcharts and diagrams covering the civil court hierarchy, summary judgment, Part 36 offers, track allocation, enforcement methods, disclosure and the civil timeline — for seeing the shape of a topic at a glance before an assessment.
Aligned to the BSB Civil Litigation and Evidence Syllabus 2026–2027, published 24 June 2026 — Volumes 1 and 2 of 'Civil Procedure' (the White Book) 2026, up to date to 6 April 2026, and the Jackson ADR Handbook (Fourth Edition, 2025). Material appearing only in the White Book 2026 Supplements is not examinable and is not included.
These notes are a structured summary aligned to the Bar Training Syllabus, designed to supplement your revision and support self-assessment. They are in no way a replacement for your course materials or required reading. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that references to specific rules and authorities are correct, this cannot be guaranteed; you should always defer to the syllabus as set by the BSB and to the primary source material — for Civil Litigation, the White Book and the Jackson ADR Handbook.
