Civil Advocacy [Hardcover]

This book is a practical guide to practice and procedure in courts and tribunals. It is aimed at the recently qualified practitioner,pupil barristers, trainee solicitors, or lawyers unversed in advocacy and procedure.

It provides a guide to applications in most areas of the law, with brief discussions of the relevant law, rules of procedure and practical tips. The applications covered are those which practitioners are likely to encounter in their first years of practice. In addition, each chapter attempts to anticipate likely pitfalls, with suggested solutions. The court system and techniques of advocacy are also covered.

This is not a legal textbook, and provides no substitute for legal research. It is designed to be starting point for advocates faced with an unfamiliar task.

This book is a practical guide to practice and procedure in courts and tribunals. It is aimed at the recently qualified practitioner,pupil barristers, trainee solicitors, or lawyers unversed in advocacy and procedure.Charles Foster, Jacqueline Gillatt, Charles Bourne, Popat PrashantPreface, Table of cases, Table of statutes, Table of statutory instruments, Table of practice directions and notes,Travelling and arriving, 2 Courtroom basics, 3 Interim applications, 4 The trial, 5 Family law, 6 Contempt of court, 7 Land law, 8 Employment, 9 Insolvency, 10 Licensing, 11 Appeals, 12 Costs, IndexUS? Foster, C, Gilliatt, J, Bourne, C and Popat, P 2001 First edition 1997 Second edition 2001