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Bar Manual: Opinion Writing and Case Preparation, 8th Edition

Bar Manual: Opinion Writing and Case Preparation, 8th Edition

Author: The City Law School
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198923640

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780192857941
Published In: July 2024
Format: Paperback , 376 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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A highly practical guide to all aspects of case preparation, demonstrating the skills required to build a winning case.
A dedicated section on legal research guides the reader through the plethora of print and electronic sources available.
Worked examples, exercises, and realistic sets of papers for both civil and criminal cases demonstrate skills in a real-world context.
Illustrates the essential stages of opinion writing, from analysis of the case and determining appropriate advice to writing the opinion, and provides a number of sample opinions written by practising barristers.
An online resource centre accompanies the manual and contains valuable resources including additional chapters and advice on improving writing skills.

Opinion Writing and Case Preparation equips trainee barristers with the tools and techniques they need to identify, analyse, and present convincing legal arguments, and gives a thorough grounding in the skill of writing opinions.

With its systematic approach to legal research and fact management, the manual provides trainee barristers with an efficient and reliable method for preparing a client's case. The fundamental qualities of effective writing are also clearly identified and explained, helping you develop this essential skill. Particular care is taken to guide you through the appropriate ways of writing opinions in a variety of contexts.

Readership: Students studying on the Bar Professional Training Course

Legal Research
1: Preparation: a forensic skill
2: Introduction to practical legal research
3: Legal research methods and techniques
4: Legal resources for the practitioner
5: Using electronic research tools
6: Researching words and phrases
7: Reading and interpreting a case
8: Practical legal research: a summary
9: Legal sources for the practitioner: a bibliography
Fact Management
10: Overview of a civil case
11: Anatomy of a criminal case
12: The fact management process
13: Presentation for the practitioner: The C. A. P. approach in action
14: Dealing with figures
15: Communication and information technology use in case preparation and presentation
Opinion Writing
16: Words and the barrister
17: Qualities of good writing
18: Plain English
19: Opinion writing
20: The use of law in an opinion
21: Getting started
22: Advice on evidence in a civil case
23: Advice on evidence in a criminal case
24: Checklist for opinion writing skills

This manual is edited by Nigel Duncan, Principal Lecturer, The City Law School, and Allison Wolfgarten, Barrister, Senior Lecturer, The City Law School

Contributors:
Authors
Paul Banks, Head of Library Services, The City Law School
Susan Blake, Barrister, Associate Dean, The City Law School
Matthew Boyle, Barrister, Gray's Inn
Nigel Duncan, Principal Lecturer, The City Law School
Nina Ellin, Barrister, former Lecturer, The City Law School
David Emmet, Barrister, Senior Lecturer, The City Law School
Guy Holborn, Librarian, Lincoln's Inn
Peter Hungerford-Welch, Barrister, Associate Dean, The City Law School
Snigdha Nag, Barrister, Senior Lecturer, The City Law School
Marian Riley-Poku, Lecturer, The City Law School
Richard Salter QC, Barrister, Inner Temple
Stuart Sime, Barrister, BPTC Course Director, The City Law School
Hester Swift, Foreign and International Law Librarian, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Margot Taylor, Solicitor, former Principal Lecturer, The City Law School

Editors
Nigel Duncan, Principal Lecturer, The City Law School
Allison Wolfgarten, Barrister, Senior Lecturer, The City Law School

Series Editor
Julie Browne, Barrister, Senior Lecturer, The City Law School