Is it possible to win your case before arriving at court? The author, a practitioner for over forty years, believes a highly focused approach to your written advocacy – pre-litigation correspondence, written negotiation, Part 36 offers, statements of case and skeleton arguments, written opening notes for trial, closing submissions and costs submissions – will put you in the best possible position to do just that.
The importance of oral advocacy in deciding cases is not in dispute, but increasingly judges form pre-trial opinions of the likely outcome from written material, notably the skeleton or opening note. The application, trial or appeal then becomes a process to measure the judge’s pre-formed view. The effective written closing submission will become part of the judgment.
This third edition not only offers a practical and comprehensive guide to effective written advocacy but provides 16 new worked examples drawn from real cases contributed from leading advocates such as Grahame Aldous KC, Neil Block KC, Michael Kallipetis KC, Richard Lissack KC, and Lord Pannick KC. It also contains new chapters on statements of case as written advocacy, and on the use of AI for research and the production of documents.
Invaluable to the practising lawyer and student alike, this book will also be compelling reading for anyone with an interest in using the legal process.
