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Author:   Inns of Court School of Law
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Blackstone Press Ltd
Edition:   Enlarged edition
ISBN:  

9781854315687

ISBN 10:   1854315684
Pages:   404
Publication Date:   01 October 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781854316721
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Part 1 Introduction: the qualities of the advocate. Part 2 Before we start: memory and recall; note-taking; modes of address; the advocate as a storyteller; how to tell competence when you see it. Part 3 A case to practise with: ""R vs Frank Smith"": ""R vs Frank Smith"" - the case for the prosecution; Frank Smith - examination-in-chief. Part 4 The basic components: preparing for court; what to say in court; structuring your work; speaking and delivery; persuasion. Part 5 Beginnings and endings: opening speeches; closing speeches. Part 6 Witnesses: the task ahead; examination-in-chief; cross-examination; re-examination; conducting a ""voir dire"" or a ""trial within a trial""; making a submission of no case to answer. Part 7 Application to the court: applications to the court; Order 14 proceedings; default judgments; interim payments; applying for an injunction; summons for directions; applications to strike out for want of prosecution; applying by motion in the Chancery Division; petitions in the Company Court; a guide to possession actions; application for a preliminary reference to the European Court of Justice; applying for costs in a civil case; bail application; remands/adjournments; triable either-way offences - determining the mode of trial (ss. 18-23, MCA 1980); the course of a trial on indictment - from arraignment to verdict; prosecuting a plea of guilty in the Crown Court; the plea of mitigation; industrial tribunals. Appendices: preconceptions; effective communication; listening; questioning; non-verbal communication; you and your voice."

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