The Devil's Advocate (South Asian Edition)

The Devil's advocate brings a fresh approach to the do's and don'ts of good advocacy. Written with humour in a conversational style, this work takes you through the practical application of advocacy, step-by-step. This best-selling guide can be used in any adversarial courtroom, in any country, by advocates up to five years' experience. It is essential reading for all students of law. Read it, keep it with you.

• Bridges the gap between reading about advocacy and how you actually do it
• Written in a no-nonsense and engaging style to bring a fresh approach to studying advocacy
• Explains the art of persuasiveness, how to make convincing speeches, and effective cross examination
• Describes well-established techniques and exercises used in court for constantly improving questioning and witness control
• Offers punchy advice and insightful comments on all of the necessary skills and processes involved in advocating
• Uses examples throughout to illustrate key points and aids knowledge retention
• Includes a new chapter on the International Criminal Tribunals which require an additional set of advocacy skills due to the dynamics

Table of Contents:

• How to learn advocacy and other books to read.
• The truth about advocacy: it's all about skills.
• Sage advice on winning within the rules, common courtesy with your opposite and how to present yourself.
• The psychology of tribunals.
• Persuasiveness: how to look, how to act, how to speak: help yourself win.
• How to prepare your case: work backwards!
• How to address a judge and using a skeleton argument effectively.
• The opening speech: how to get it right!
• The witness and how to work with yours.
• Questions: how to pace and how to fill silence.
• Examination in Chief: how to use open and closed questioning, piggy-backing and chronology within questions.
• Cross examination: is this really the best course of action? If so remember the rules.
• Re examination: when to do it.
• Improving questions: effective techniques.
• The closing speech: how to win through closing.
• Mitigation - how best to help your client.
• The Court of Appeal: what to expect.
• Improving advocacy: the one-point demonstration.
• The overall academic: a brief summation.