Case preparation

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Case preparation

Inns of Court School of Law

Oxford University Press, c2002-

  • 2002/2003
  • 2003/2004
  • 2005/2006

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Volume

2002/2003 ISBN 9780199254972

Description

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 databases are fully explained. 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. The manual uses a realistic set of papers which demonstrates a step-by-step approach for effective preparation in both civil and criminal cases.
Volume

2003/2004 ISBN 9780199262274

Description

Thorough preparation is the vital first step to winning a case. This manual sets out practical advice on how to discover 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 "key words", ensuring research is up to date, and using both hard copy and computer databases are fully explained. This part of the manual has been fully revised to address the current availability of electronic research resources and to provide practical advice on efficient, reliable and up-to-date research. 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 the manual by using the systematic C.A.P. approach: Stage 1, understand the CONTEXT; Stage 2, ANALYZE the issues and evidence; Stage 3, PRESENT the argument. The manual uses realistic sets of papers which demonstrate this step-by-step approach for effective preparation of both civil and criminal cases.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Skills of Preparation
  • 2. Introduction to Legal Research
  • 3. Getting to know the library
  • 4. Starting to research
  • 5. Cold-starting
  • 6. Following through
  • 7. Researching words and phrases
  • 8. Using electronic research tools
  • 9. Legal research technique
  • 10. Books for the practitioner
  • 11. Practical legal research
  • 12. Overview of a civil case
  • 13. Anatomy of a civil case
  • 14. The fact management process
  • 15. The CAP approach in action
  • 16. The civil brief
  • 17. The criminal brief
  • 18. Dealing with figures
  • 19. IT use in case preparation and presentation
  • 20. Self-assessment exercises
  • Appendix 1: Glossary of medical terms
  • Appendix 2: Wigmore analysis charts
  • Appendix 3: Completed chart for R v. Penny
  • Further reading
  • Index
Volume

2005/2006 ISBN 9780199281480

Description

Thorough preparation is the vital first step to winning a case. This manual sets out practical advice on how to discover 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 'key words', ensuring research is up-to-date, and using hard copy and computer databases are fully explained. This part of the manual has been fully revised to address the current availability of electronic research resources, and to provide practical advice on efficient, reliable and up-to-date research. 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 the manual by using the systematic C.A.P. approach: Stage 1, understand the context; Stage 2, analyse the issues and evidence; Stage 3, present the argument. This manual uses realistic sets of papers which demonstrate this step-by-step approach for effective preparation of both civil and criminal cases. Other sets of papers are provided to practise case preparation skills.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Skills of Preparation
  • 2. Introduction to Legal Research
  • 3. Getting to know the library
  • 4. Starting to research
  • 5. Cold-starting
  • 6. Following through
  • 7. Researching words and phrases
  • 8. Using electronic research tools
  • 9. Legal research technique
  • 10. Books for the practitioner
  • 11. Practical legal research
  • 12. Overview of a civil case
  • 13. Anatomy of a civil case
  • 14. The fact management process
  • 15. The CAP approach in action
  • 16. The civil brief
  • 17. The criminal brief
  • 18. Dealing with figures
  • 19. IT use in case preparation and presentation
  • 20. Self-assessment exercises
  • Appendix 1: Glossary of medical terms
  • Appendix 2: Wigmore analysis charts
  • Appendix 3: Completed chart for R v. Penny
  • Further reading
  • Index

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