Effective written advocacy : a guide for practitioners / Andrew Goodman.

London : Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2012.

2nd ed.

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Judgments -- Great Britain.

Judicial process -- Great Britain.

Legal composition.

Practice of law -- Great Britain.

Part 1. Skeleton arguments and written submissions

Part 2. Developing written advocacy skills

Part 3. What successful advocate provides : worked examples

Part 4. Wtitten advocacy outside the courts.

According to Aristotle, rhetoric is the ability, in each particular case, to see the available means of persuasion. Written outlines in modern litigation are often the vanguard of the persuasive process. Goodman provides a detailed and practical guide to improve written advocacy. There are a number of checklists and worked examples that encourage preparation, precision, brevity, and rigorous analysis to facilitate persuasion. The work draws on the experience in the United Kingdom, but still has much to offer the Australian audience.

Rev. ed. of: How judges decide cases : reading, writing and analysing judgments / Andrew Goodman. St. Alban's [England] : XPL, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780854900954

xxi, 361 p. ; ill. ; 23 cm