Overview

"The skill of advocacy is of primary importance to the legal practitioner. To succeed as an advocate, one must master a number of skills. This Manual takes the different advocacy skills which are essential for the junior practitioner and presents them in a practical and accessible manner. The Manual is divided into several different sections. The early chapters look at the fundamental qualities and abilities which any successful advocate needs. They will assist any beginner, when observing a trial or other hearing in court, to understand what to look for. The key to advocacy is preparation. This Manual explains what is needed. In preparing for trial, the advocate begins at the end - by preparing the closing speech. The Manual therefore examines the crucial tasks of making opening and closing speeches. In turn, the plan for a closing speech will provide the framework for the examination-in-chief and cross-examination of witnesses. Several chapters explain how to perform these tasks, with reference to the advocate's ethical obligations. Questioning techniques are explained and illustrated with examples. In addition to trials, there is a wide variety of applications that an advocate might take to a court or tribunal. The Manual concludes with chapters showing the junior practitioner how to prepare and perform many of these applications, including references to current practice and procedure. This Manual has been written by experienced advocacy trainers and practitioners. Their guidance on ""do's"" and ""don'ts"" provides a remarkable insight into the skills, techniques and good practice upon which any advocate's performance will be judged."

Full Product Details

Author:   Inns of Court School of Law
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 29.20cm
Weight:   0.955kg
ISBN:  

9780199272860

ISBN 10:   0199272867
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   01 September 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

"1: INTRODUCTION; 1. Introduction; 2. The qualities of the advocate; 3. Ethics, etiquette, and cross-cultural communication in the courtroom; 2: THE BASIC COMPONENTS FOR APPLICATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS; 4. Recognizing competence when you see it - advocacy skills criteria; 5. Preparing for court; 6. The content of your application; 7. Structuring your application; 8. Delivering your application; 9. Persuasion; 3: PREPARING FOR ADVOCACY; 10. You and your voice; 11. Memory and recall; 12. Note-taking; 13. Modes of address; 14. The advocate as a storyteller; 15. The course of a trial; 4: OPENING AND CLOSING A CASE; 16. Opening speeches; 17. Closing speeches; 5: WITNESSES; 18. The task ahead; 19. Basic components for witness handling; 20. Basic questioning skills; 21. Examination in chief; 22. Cross-examination; 23. Re-examination; 6: HOW-TO-DO-IT GUIDES; 24. Using this part of the manual; 25. Default judgments; 26. Summary judgment; 27. Interim payments; 28. Applying for an injunction; 29. Applying to strike out for want of provision; 30. Applications in the chancery division; 31. Appearing in the companies court; 32. Possession actions; 33. Applying for a preliminary reference to the European court of justice; 34. Applying for costs in a civil case; 35. Appearing in the employment tribunal; 36. Remands and adjournments; 37. Applying for bail; 38. Applying to exclude evidence in a ""trial within a trial""; 39. Making a submission of no case to answer; 40. Prosecuting a plea of guilty; 41. Making a plea in mitigation; Appendix: R. V. Kevin Heath"

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