"This unique book offers a practical guide to deconstructing judgments for the purpose of fair criticism and appeal. It shows how judgments are written and examines the style and language of judges expressing judicial opinion. The work is founded upon independent research in the form of interviews conducted with judges at every level from deputy district judge to Lords of Appeal in ordinary, and the practical application of existing academic material more usually devoted to the structure and analysis of wider prose writing. It is illustrated by reference to reported judgments, both well-known and obscure, of the past 100 years. It will assist both experienced practitioners, newly appointed recorders and tribunal chairman, and vocational students alike.Contents include: The nature of judgment, How to read a judgment, The use of language in judicial opinion, Argument and legal logic, Fair criticism, Writing judgments, How judges decide, The appellate judgment, Problems with law reportingJudicial style."

How Judges Decide Cases

Goodman LL., Barrister Andrew

Legal Education

QED Books

The requirement to produce skeleton arguments has been with us for 10 years, but written advocacy remains in its infancy. Court of Appeal judges admit that cases are decided before oral argument on the strength of written advocacy. Throughout the civil justice system under the CPR the skill is vital – cases are won or lost on the advocate’s skill writing, not addressing the court orally. This book provides practical advice in drafting: model form pre-action protocol letters of claim; inter partes correspondence; Part 36 Offers; skeleton arguments; written opening notes for trial; closing submissions; costs submissions; and much more. Leading practitioners have offered their assistance in producing a book of real authority. Invaluable for professional students and practitioners alike. The author is a practicing barrister and teacher of advocacy, mediation and other key legal skills.

Influencing the Judicial Mind: Effective Written Advocacy in Practice

Tarquin

In the UK, there is very little of authority published for professionals on practice and procedure in small claims matters, at a time when the size of limits means that more and more actions will be handled by these relatively informal procedures. New rules and policies on mediation in the UK necessitate this fourth edition. Small Claims Procedure is practical and authoritative and contains the following: financial limits • cases excluded • choice of county court • commencing proceedings • defending proceedings • the pre-arbitration hearing • preparations for the hearing • lay representatives • the hearing: practice, evidence, and presentation issues • mediation • challenging the result • precedents • enforcement • fees and terms.

Small Claims Procedure: A Practical Guide (Fourth Edition)

Pearl, Her Honour Judge Patricia

Rules & Procedures

XPL Law

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