Description |
317 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Part 1 Becoming a litigator -- Advocacy- a holistic approach -- Is being an advocate for me -- Developing a litigation practice -- Ethics and etiquette -- Acquiring litigation technique -- Part 2 Techniques in advocacy --Before proceedings are commenced -- Commencing proceedings and pleadings -- Interlocutory matters -- Evidence preparation -- Criminal practice -- Specialist forms of practice and inquiries -- Resolution without a hearing -- Preparation for a hearing -- Witness examination-in-chief and re-examination -- Cross-examination -- Persuasive written submissions -- Persuasive oral submissions -- Part 3 The bigger picture -- How to be a good junior -- Advocacy-adjacent skills -- The law and a life -- |
Summary |
It is sometimes said that great advocates are born, not made. The central tenet of this book is that such assertions are dangerous nonsense. Modern litigation is a sophisticated business, requiring a wide range of organisational, procedural, presentational and technical legal skills. Whether it be a plea of guilty before a magistrate or a multi-party commercial dispute involving billions of dollars and dozens of lawyers for each party, each stage in the preparation and presentation of a case requires skills that must be learned, then horned.--publishers blurb |
Analysis |
Australian |
Notes |
Includes glossary |
Subject |
Actions and defenses -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Trial practice -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Legal systems: civil procedure, litigation and dispute resolution.
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Law.
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Genre/Form |
Instructional and educational works.
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Author |
Hammond, Alison, author
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Kiefel, Susan, 1954-, writer of foreword
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ISBN |
9781760024079 |
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