Civil litigation covers disputes arising from contracts, property, money claims, commercial obligations, recovery, injunctions, specific performance, damages and other private-law rights. Legal services may include case assessment, drafting of pleadings, interim applications, evidence, trial, appeals, execution proceedings and settlement of civil disputes.

The principal Bangladesh framework includes the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Contract Act, 1872, Specific Relief Act, 1877, Limitation Act, 1908, Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Registration Act, 1908 and Evidence Act, 1872, depending on the nature of the dispute.

Civil proceedings may also involve arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute-resolution mechanisms under the Arbitration Act, 2001, together with applicable contractual and procedural remedies. Cross-border civil disputes may additionally require consideration of foreign judgments, international arbitration and applicable jurisdictional principles.