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Persuasive questioning and argument in courts and tribunals need skills in case preparation and techniques of presentation - skills that can always be improved, whether the practitioner is renowned or a novice. This book explains the `what`, the `why` and the `how` of basic advocacy skills and techniques using four realistic scenarios to illustrate the use of the techniques in practice.
Topics covered include:
knowing the audience
developing the legal and factual case
developing a ``game plan``
mastering the facts, both good and bad
witness interviews, the scene, experts` reports
the argument, including interlocutory applications procedure, pleas-in-mitigation, and the closing address
court procedure, protocol, etiquette and the actual experience of being in a courtroom
opening statements and questioning witnesses
preparing the witness and giving evidence
when and how to cross-examine witnesses, leading questions, rules of fairness, objections, impeachent, credibility and hearsay
an advocacy Dictionary to help with terminology.
ISBN : 9789350350768
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Pages : 206
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