Is it possible to win your case before arriving at court? The author, a
practising barrister for over thirty years, believes a highly focused
approach to your written advocacy - correspondence, written negotiation,
Part 36 offers and skeleton arguments, written opening notes for trial,
closing submissions and costs submissions - will put you in the best
possible position to do just that. The importance of oral advocacy in
deciding cases is not in dispute, but increasingly judges form pre-trial
opinions of the likely outcome from written material, notably the
skeleton or opening note. The application, trial or appeal then becomes
a process to measure the judge's pre-formed view. The effective written
closing submission will become part of the judgment. This book not only
offers a practical and comprehensive guide to effective written
advocacy, but provides worked examples drawn from real cases contributed
from leading advocates such as Sue Carr QC, David Etherington QC, Lord
Faulks QC, Andrew Hachhauser QC, Richard Lissack QC, Lord Pannick QC,
and Lord Sumption. Of particular interest to both practitioners and
students of litigation practice, the second edition offers 17 new
examples together with a discussion on written advocacy in family and
criminal cases. Invaluable to the practising lawyer, this book will also
be compelling reading for anyone with an interest in using the legal
process. Goodman has produced a first-class practical guide to modern
written advocacy. The beauty of Goodman's new edition lies with the
working examples from leading current advocates so we know what it is
that the judges want. Effective Written Advocacy is an advocate's bible
both invaluable and compelling...should be compulsory reading for all
law students Phillip Goodman, Richmond Green Chambers .