Anyone who’s ever ground their way through a lengthy appellate judgment will appreciate the sentiments of the English Court of Appeal in Neumans LLP (a firm) v Andronikou & ors [2013] EWCA (Civ) 916.The case dealt with an argument about money. Neumans, a firm of solicitors, lost their case, and appealed.It seems the Mummery LJ …
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Flesh out argument but bare bones preferred
One of the guiding principles of advocacy is: BE BRIEF.But, sometimes, just occasionally, some lawyers aren’t brief, even if briefed to be brief. (Who knew?)I think sometimes, it’s the fear of missing something. We all live in fear of losing a case on a point that we could have covered, but deliberately didn’t cover in …
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Plain language for lawyers
Someone gave me this book recently. I really liked reading it. It's been in print for two decades. I wish I'd read it earlier. Enough said.