This practical guide to the art and practice of advocacy contains examples and anecdotes drawn from the author's personal experience. It is designed to provide the novice advocate with hints that will help him to perform successfully in the magistrate's court, the county court and the Crown Court. The topics covered range from how to conduct a successful cross-examination to the protocol relating to attire. This new edition has reflects the changes that have been made to the law since 1984. It contains a new chapter on the Crown Prosecution Service, and the rules on sentencing that were laid down by the Criminal Justice Act 1988. It is designed for newly qualified practioners (both solicitors and barristers), and legal students.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Produkt-Hinweis
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 135 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-85121-672-0 (9780851216720)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Your first case; integrity and preparation in advocacy; advocacy before magistrates; two kinds - lay and stipendiary; the plea of mitigation - a gentle art; dress and modes of address; opening and closing speeches; your witness - the technique of examination-in-chief and re-examination; your witness - the business of cross-examination; when the questioning has to stop; to bail - or not to bail?; the use of law books and law reports; the advocate's duty to the court; the Crown Prosecution service; alpha and omega.
