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Universal Law Publishing Pvt Ltd Advocacy Preparation And Performance (First Indian Reprint) by SelHugh
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.