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The Malaysian Guide to Advocacy

The Malaysian Guide to Advocacy

Author: Fahri Azzat
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Malaysia
ISBN: 9789672339014
Published In: September 2019
Format: Hardback + eBook
Jurisdiction: Malaysia ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Lawyers are officers of the court who strive to use the tools of orators and authors to win over the Bench. Charged with advancing the interests of their clients before registrars, magistrates and judges, lawyers have captured the imagination of the public wherever they practise. Written specifically to guide those advocates who seek to further refine their art, this book seeks to illuminate the path leading to effective, efficient advocacy.

Discussed in detail are not just the principles and best practices concerning examinations-in-chief, cross-examinations, and re-examinations, but also written advocacy, which is now prevalent in contentious litigation in the Malaysian courts. The practical insight and instruction offered here will assist in providing tools to aspiring advocates, which range from knowing how to properly approach the Bench to preparing devastatingly effective submissions.

Important guidance contained in this book includes:
- Instructive lessons of advocacy
- Practical pointers which will assist in structuring and organizing materials for submissions
- Useful appendices containing the author’s own experiences in a litigation-based environment
- List of recommended further references to advice and best practices regarding better and more efficient communication
1. Advocacy Preliminaries
2. Trial Advocacy
3. Oral Advocacy
4. Written Advocacy
5. Advocacy Issues
6. The Craft of Advocacy
Fahri Azzat was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1999. Since then he has conducted litigation over diverse areas of law and maintains a general practice. He regularly conducts trials, applications and appeals in the civil, criminal, industrial and syariah courts. He also appears as counsel in civil and criminal appeals in the appellate courts, in arbitration proceedings, and proceedings in other statutory tribunals.

He has been an advocacy tutor with the Bar Council Advocacy Training Committee since 2011 and often gives talks and conducts advocacy training within and without Malaysia. He is a contributor to Malaysian Civil Procedure and Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Malaysian Precedents of Pleadings.
“I strongly believe this book will be valuable to young lawyers and those who want to understand the dynamics and the context in which [the lessons on advocacy] operate.”

– From the Foreword by

Dato’ Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus,

Retired Judge of the Court of Appeal