The Devil's Advocate A Short Polemic on How to be Seriously Good in Court, 2nd Edition

Name: The Devil's Advocate
Brand: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
SKU: 9781847037688
Price: 238.00 HKD
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Author: Iain Morley
ISBN: 9781847037688

By Iain Morley

Sweet & Maxwell U.K._ April 2009

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781847037688
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K._
Publication: April 2009
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

The Devil’s Advocate, a best-selling advocacy manual in both the UK and Commonwealth, brings a freshapproach to the Dos and Don’ts of good advocacy.

Bridges the gap between reading about advocacy and how you actually do it
Written in a no-nonsense and engaging style to bring a fresh approach to studying advocacy
Explains the art of persuasiveness, how to make convincing speeches, and effective cross examination
Describes well-established techniques and exercises used in court for constantly improving questioning and witness control
Offers punchy advice and insightful comments on all of the necessary skills and processes involved in advocating
Uses examples throughout to illustrate key points and aids knowledge retention
Includes a new chapter on the International Criminal Tribunals which require an additional set of advocacy skills due to the dynamics

How to learn advocacy and other books to read.
The truth about advocacy: it's all about skills.
Sage advice on winning within the rules, common courtesy with your opposite and how to present yourself.
The psychology of tribunals.
Persuasiveness: how to look, how to act, how to speak: help yourself win.
How to prepare your case: work backwards!
How to address a judge and using a skeleton argument effectively.
The opening speech: how to get it right!
The witness and how to work with yours.
Questions: how to pace and how to fill silence.
Examination in Chief: how to use open and closed questioning, piggy-backing and chronology within questions.
Cross examination: is this really the best course of action? If so remember the rules.
Re examination: when to do it.
Improving questions: effective techniques.
The closing speech: how to win through closing.
Mitigation - how best to help your client.
The Court of Appeal: what to expect.
Improving advocacy: the one-point demonstration.
The overall academic: a brief summation.

Reviews

"... the book of my dreams, the Titanic of the advocacy world (even though it is modestly sized)... Iain Morley has bridged the gap between reading about advocacy and how you actually do it... [the book is] warmly welcomed and should be in every white wig box." Phillip Taylor, MBE Barrister at Law, in The Barrister

"Quite simply [this] is the best book of its kind. Indeed it is the only book of its kind... Buy this book. Study it. You won’t regret it."Professor A.R. Forrest, University of Sheffield, in Science & Justice

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