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LITIGATORS AND THE ART OF PERSUASION: USEFUL GUIDES (1): MUNKMAN ON THE TECHNIQUE OF ADVOCACY

February 4, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements, Written advocacy

Every litigator is, involved in the art of persuasion.  Litigation is fundamentally about the art of persuasion.  Persuasion is a litigator’s daily task: in correspondence, on the phone,  with opponents. It is wrong to confine the consideration of this essential skill…

LORD DYSON AND THE MUNKMAN LECTURE 2017: 50 YEARS OF CHANGE: SELECTED EXTRACTS

LORD DYSON AND THE MUNKMAN LECTURE 2017: 50 YEARS OF CHANGE: SELECTED EXTRACTS

May 7, 2017 · by gexall · in Members Content, Munkman Lecture

John Munkman died 17 years ago.  However his legacy lives on.  Firstly in his books which are still in print and secondly in the annual Munkman lecture organised by Zenith Chambers.  The Munkman name may well help in attracting the…

DRAFTING WITNESS STATEMENTS AND THE GENIUS OF JOHN MUNKMAN

January 8, 2014 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

The skill and effort involved in drafting a proper and appropriate witness statement are often overlooked.  Mistakes are often made.  Witness statements are either to cursory and brief; too opinionated and argumentative or over-elaborate and lacking credibility.  Curiously enough most…

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