International Business Law Journal

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.