Case Preparation |
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| Contribution by:
| Inns of Court School of Law Staff, |
| Editor:
| Duncan, Nigel
Hungerford-Welch, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84174-223-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Imprint: | Blackstone Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Thorough preparation is the vital first step to winning a case. This Manual sets out practical advice on how to identify the relevant law and how to manage the facts in order to present a convincing case. Efficient legal research is an essential skill for the barrister. The important aspects of legal research such as identifying keywords, ensuring research is up-to-date, using hard copy and computer data bases are explained fully. Another necessary skill in the preparation of a...
More DescriptionThorough preparation is the vital first step to winning a case. This Manual sets out practical advice on how to identify the relevant law and how to manage the facts in order to present a convincing case. Efficient legal research is an essential skill for the barrister. The important aspects of legal research such as identifying keywords, ensuring research is up-to-date, using hard copy and computer data bases are explained fully. Another necessary skill in the preparation of a successful case is that of fact management. A legal action arises from a set of facts which must be mastered by the barrister before a solution can be proposed. Fact management skills are explained within this Manual by using the systematic CAP approach: Stage 1, understand the CONTEXT; Stage 2, ANALYSE the issues and evidence; Stage 3, PRESENT the argument. This Manual uses a realistic set of papers which demonstrates a step-by-step approach for effective preparation in both civil and criminal cases.