Overview

In this second edition of The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing, Max Barrett, an experienced and practising judge working in Ireland, will not only enhance your judgment writing skills but elevate them to a new level of clarity, precision and style. With the first edition already used by judges around the globe, this new edition goes beyond the fundamentals to dive into cutting-edge areas of interest that today’s judges need to navigate. Subjects new to the second edition: The use (and misuse) of artificial intelligence in judgment writing. Stay ahead of the curve as AI begins to influence legal writing. Visual aids in judgments: learn how diagrams, graphs and infographics can make judgments more comprehensible and memorable. Effective use of precedent: read about the challenging balance between being thorough and overwhelming your readers. The power of storytelling: discover how narrative techniques can make your judgments clearer and more powerful. Structured writing and editing: develop a process that ensures your judgments are well-organised and polished. Proper use of footnotes and gender-inclusive language: enhance the professionalism and inclusivity of your work. Collaborative judgment-writing: understand better the dynamics of working on a judgment-writing team. With more real-world examples from case law, a 'key learnings and question' section with each chapter to help judges turn theory into practice and an entirely new exploration of what great fiction writers have taught about writing, The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing is not just a book: it's a roadmap to becoming a better writer and a more effective judge.

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Author:   Max Barrett
Publisher:   Globe Law and Business Ltd
Imprint:   Globe Law and Business Ltd
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
ISBN:  

9781837230709

ISBN 10:   1837230706
Pages:   680
Publication Date:   02 June 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Foreword Part 1: General 1. On judgments 2. Judgments: purpose and audience 3. Judgment length 4. Judgment style 5. Judgment structure 6. Dissenting and concurring judgments 7. Children, families, and immigrants 8. Ex tempore judgments 9. The judgment as the art of truth Part 2: Some specific aspects of judgment writing 10. Writing a judgment using AI 11. The ethics of using AI 12. AI and legal research 13. Visual aids 14. Storytelling 15. Structured writing 16. Using precedents 17. Sensitive information 18. Writing long judgments 19. Judgment summaries 20. Editing 21. Footnotes 22. Collaborative judgment writing 23. Media sensitivity 24. Gender-inclusive language 25. The future of judgment writing Part 3: Some great judges and their writing 26. Three great women judges 27. Three great American judges 28. Three great British judges 29. Some great judges from the wider world Part 4: Some lessons from great writers 30. Barbauld 31. Besant 32. Conrad 33. Crawford 34. De Maupassant 35. De Quincey 36. Forster 37. Hardy 38. The Hawthornes 39. Hazlitt 40. Howells 41. James 42. Johnson 43. Lawrence 44. Lewes 45. Lewis 46. Matthews 47. Maugham 48. Orwell 49. Pater 50. Poe 51. Raleigh 52. Saintsbury 53. Schopenhauer 54. Spencer 55. Stevenson 56. Thompson 57. Trollope 58. Twain 59. Wharton 60. Woolf Part 5: A judgment writing code 61. A proposed code on judgment writing Appendix A: A Handbook on Judgment Writing

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