Advocacy provides a highly practical introduction to the skills and techniques required to deliver submissions and applications in the courts. It covers the full range of courtroom transactions from opening and closing cases, to conducting examination-in-chief, cross-examination, and questioning witnesses.
- Providing practical guidance on all typical courtroom transactions, the manual ensures the trainee barrister is fully equipped with the skills required to undertake successful advocacy in courts and tribunals
- A variety of 'how-to-do-it' guides familiarize novice advocates with the operation of advocacy in both civil and criminal courts
- Illustrations of specific questioning techniques show how to successfully conduct examination-in-chief and cross-examination
- A chapter on drafting skeleton arguments shows novice advocates how to construct strong, persuasive arguments in support of their case
- Diversity and inclusion principles are fully recognised within the coverage of ethics, etiquette, and cross-cultural communication, enabling students to develop the skills necessary to practice with consideration of these important issues
- The significance of video calling platforms and home working is acknowledged throughout, ensuring students' understanding of process is compatible with modern working practices
