University of Wollongong Research Online University of Wollongong Thesis Collection University of Wollongong Thesis Collections 2000 Civil litigants in the local court: a comparative analysis of the clientele using the New South Wales Local Court in the Civil Jurisdiction at the Downing Centre Court Complex in Sydney Pamela A. Wilde University of Wollongong Recommended Citation Wilde, Pamela A., Civil litigants in the local court: a comparative analysis of the clientele using the New South Wales Local Court in the Civil Jurisdiction at the Downing Centre Court Complex in Sydney, Master of Laws (Honours) thesis, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong, 2000. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4277 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library:
[email protected] Civil Litigants in the Local Court. A Comparative Analysis of the Clientele Using the New South Wales Local Court in the Civil Jurisdiction at the Downing Centre Court Complex in Sydney. A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree Master of Laws (Honours) from University of Wollongong by Pamela A. Wilde BA, LLB F acuity of Law 2000 1 CHAPTER 0 NE ............................................ , ............................................................................................ 6 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 REFORM AND