Morley, Iain

The devil's advocate : a spry polemic on how to be seriously good in court / Iain Morley. - 3rd ed. - London : Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson Reuters, c2015. - xx, 443 p. : 19 cm.

This book
Learning advocacy
Truth
Winning
Tribunal psychology
Persuasiveness
Case preparation
Addressing the Judge
Legal writing
Document management
The opening speech
Witnesses
Questions
Examination in chief (Sometimes called Direct -examination)
Cross-examination
Re-examination
Improving questioning
Experts
Vulnerable witness
The closing speech
Bail & mitigation
The Court of Appeal
Advocacy in international criminal tribunals
Improving advocacy
On being led as Junior Counsel (sometimes called 'Co-Counsel')
Bar ethos
The overall advocate

"[This] brings a fresh approach to the Dos and Don'ts of good advocacy. Written with humour in a conversational style, this work takes you through the practical application of advocacy, step by step. This ... guide can be used in any adversarial courtroom, in any country, by advocates of up to five years' experience ... New for this edition: vulnerable witnesses; experts; Bar ethos; bail applications; document management; being led; how to cross examine inconsistent statements"--Publisher's description


eng.

9780414023222 (paperback) TZS 64,000/=


Learning advocacy--Great Britain.
Practice of law--Great Britain.
Examination of witnesses--Great Britain.

347.41052 MOR