ADVOCACY THE JUDGE’S VIEW SERIES 4: PART 1: THE DEADLY SINS OF ORAL ADVOCATES: DON’T BE CONFUSING OR BORING (PLUS A RECAP OF THE PREVIOUS SERIES)
After a break of eight months I am starting a new series featuring the guidance the judges give to advocates. Here I am encouraging you to read The deadly sins of oral advocates: Part One, in the Lawyers Weekly. A…
ADVOCACY THE JUDGE’S VIEW SERIES 3: PART 10: THE LAST POST: A CHANCE TO LOOK BACK ON THE THREE SERIES (SO FAR)
We have looked at guidance from judges from many parts of the world. Looking at what judges say about the way that cases are brought before them is a good way for advocates (and litigation lawyers in general) to know…
ADVOCACY: THE JUDGE’S VIEW: SERIES 3: PART 9: “DON’T BITCHSLAP YOUR OPPONENT”: GUIDANCE FROM A CRANKY JUDGE
Here we are going to the USA and looking at guidance given by Federal Judge Richard G Kopf in his blog Hercules and the Umpire. As every the aim here is to get you to read the original (follow the…
ADVOCACY: THE JUDGE’S VIEW SERIES 3: PART 3: THERE IS NO MIRACULOUS OSMOTIC PROCESS BY WHICH YOUR TRIBUNAL WILL ABSORB EVERYTHING YOU HAVE PUT BEFORE IT
Today I am recommending you read the work of Judge Swami Raghaven in the Law Society Advocacy Section “Top tips for tribunal advocacy”. It is aimed at solicitors who conduct cases before tribunals. The article contains much of interest to…
ADVOCACY: THE JUDGE’S VIEW SERIES 3: PART 1: THERE IS A SPECIAL RING IN HELL FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF ADVOCATE (& YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)
I had no plans for a further series on judge’s advice advocacy. However my hand was forced. I had to share the talk given by Lord Justice Irwin given to the Professional Negligence Bar Association on the 17th April. It…
ADVOCACY A JUDGE’S VIEW SERIES 2 PART 9: A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO ADVOCACY: “ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING IN ADVOCACY
Here we look at guidance given in 1998 to lawyers in Canada. Mr Justice Ian Binnie, a judge of the Supreme Court in Canada, was giving the first John Sopinka Advocacy Lecture. As ever the aim is to encourage you…
ADVOCACY – THE JUDGE’S VIEW, SERIES 2 PART 6 : “GORILLAS FROM THE NORTH”: SIR HARRY OGNALL
In this series about a judge’s guide to advocacy I looking at – and recommending – “A Life of Crime” by (Sir) Harry Ognall (plain “Harry Ognall” on the front page of the book). Unlike a lot of memoirs this…
ADVOCACY – THE JUDGE’S VIEW, SERIES 2 PART 5: REMEMBER JUDGES MAY BE TALKING ABOUT YOU: ADVICE FROM THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Here we look at an interview with San Francisco Superior Court Judge, Curtis Karnow. The interview was about a book the judge had written “Litigation in Practice“, which is available in the UK. The original interview by is Ros Todd….
MORE ON LEGAL WRITING: STRAIGHT FROM THE BENCH
The earlier post on written advocacy has led me to a blog written by an American Judge. The blog “Hercules and the Empire” is written by Federal Judge Richard Kopf and has proven to be popular in America (425,000 page…