Advocacy in Court

ISBN-13: 9781854314581 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 224 str.

Keith Evans

Opis

Written with the principal aim of instructing the newcomer to the English Bar, this book includes frequent references to American and Commonwealth procedures. It intends not only to teach, but also to reveal the ground rules of persuasion which operate throughout modern society.

Recenzje

This is an ideal book for all new lawyers who wish to become advocates and for all solicitors who gain rights of audience and propose to exercise them.

Spis treści

Part 1 The basic tools of advocacy: court etiquette; the jury; the client's character; three mandatory rules and some essential aims; speeches for the prosecution; speeches for the defense; judges; note-taking; endlinks and gadgets. Part 2 The examination of witnesses: questioning; examination in chief; the basic approach to cross-examinationm; the objectives of cross-examination; re-examination. Part 3 Trials without a jury: advocacy before the professional courts; advocacy before the non-professional courts.

O autorze

Keith Evans is a member of the English and California Bars and a former head of London chambers. He practises on both sides of the Atlantic and is a highly regarded teacher of trial advocacy.