By Inns of Court School of Law

Description

* Clearly explains the core components of good advocacy, directing the student with helpful how-to-do-it guides which allow them to develop their skills and confidence

* Provides an overview of all the courtroom skills a practitioner will need, from delivering an application to making opening and closing speeches and examining witnesses

* Illustrates theory with practical examples that reinforce the student\\\'s knowledge and provide a guide to best practice.

New to this edition

* The 2007-8 edition of Advocacy has been thoroughly updated to reflect the recent developments in the field

* Additional checklists to ensure the student covers all aspects of procedure: \\\'Checklist for Hearing\\\' and \\\'Checklist for Default Judgment\\\'

Advocacy identifies the many skills required to be a successful advocate and guides the student through practical explanations of how to master these essential skills. The manual begins by dealing with the fundamental abilities needed by the advocate and continues with an examination of how to make opening and closing speeches, plan and deliver the examination-in-chief and the cross-examination of witnesses and make the variety of applications and submissions that an advocate might be called on to make to a court or a tribunal. Specific questioning techniques are illustrated and the ethical obligations of the advocate are described.

This accessible manual is written by experienced advocates and advocacy trainers. It refers to current good practice and procedure and by combining this with how-to-do-it guides and examples it allows students to gain confidence in a skill which many of them find intimidating.

Readership: Students studying on the Bar Vocational Course.

Contents

1. Introduction

2. The basic components for applications and submissions

3. Preparing for advocacy

4. Opening and closing a case

5. Witnesses

6. How-to-do-it guides

Appendix: A criminal case: R v Heath

Authors, editors, and contributors

The City Law School

Published Year: 2007 Format: Paper Back ISBN: 978-0-19-921220-0 Publisher: Oxford University Press No of Pages: 400 Our Price: £ 27.99 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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