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ADVOCACY - THE JUDGE'S VIEW II: "USEFUL","JUST & CHEAP": GUIDANCE FROM DOWN UNDER

ADVOCACY – THE JUDGE’S VIEW II: "USEFUL","JUST & CHEAP": GUIDANCE FROM DOWN UNDER

June 5, 2016 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Case Management, Civil evidence, Members Content, Statements of Case, Uncategorized, Witness statements, Written advocacy

The post earlier this week on Things Lawyers do to Annoy Judges was, without doubt, one of the most publicised and read posts on this blog.  However it also opened up a rich train of enquiry: what do judges write…

THINGS LAWYERS DO TO ANNOY JUDGES: EDITED HIGHLIGHTS

THINGS LAWYERS DO TO ANNOY JUDGES: EDITED HIGHLIGHTS

June 1, 2016 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Uncategorized, Written advocacy

Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with the judgment of Mr Justice Joseph W. Quinn in the case of  The Hearing Clinic (Niagara Falls) -v- Ontario Ltd, 2014 ONAC 5831  where he was more than blunt in his…

WRITTEN ADVOCACY: CANDOUR & CONCISION ESSENTIAL GUIDANCE FROM CANADA

August 11, 2015 · by gexall · in Appeals, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Uncategorized, Written advocacy

One of the advantages of writing a blog is that you can point out useful posts and articles. Anyone involved in legal argument benefit the guidance by John L Laskin J.A. in Forget the Wind-Up and Make the Pitch Some…

DEFECTIVE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: ANOTHER VIEW FROM THE BENCH (USA STYLE)

February 9, 2014 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content, Written advocacy

I have written before about written advocacy and given examples of robust approaches from American judges. There is a site devoted to good legal writing.  It gives an example of a judge who pulls no punches. A SECRET PACT TO…

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