Bar Manual: Advocacy 23rd ed

Written by experienced advocates and advocacy trainers, Advocacy provides an excellent introduction to the skills and techniques required to be an advocate. Coverage includes guidance on making opening and closing speeches; planning and delivering examination-in-chief and cross-examination; questioning witnesses; as well as examples of specific questioning techniques which may be employed in practice. Additionally, authors highlight the ethical boundaries and rules within which an advocate must work.

Advocacy covers both criminal and civil court proceedings, and includes a number of how-to-do-it guides illustrating how particular applications should be made when in practice.

Key Features:

• Providing practical guidance on all typical courtroom transactions, the manual ensures the trainee barrister is fully equipped with the skills required to undertake successful advocacy in courts and tribunals
• A variety of 'how-to-do-it' guides familiarize novice advocates with the operation of advocacy in both civil and criminal courts
• Illustrations of specific questioning techniques show how to successfully conduct examination-in-chief and cross-examination
• A chapter on drafting skeleton arguments shows novice advocates how to construct strong, persuasive arguments in support of their case
• Diversity and inclusion principles are fully recognised within the coverage of ethics, etiquette, and cross-cultural communication, enabling students to develop the skills necessary to practice with consideration of these important issues
• The significance of video calling platforms and home working is acknowledged throughout, ensuring students' understanding of process is compatible with modern working practices