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Author:   Inns of Court School of Law
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Blackstone Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9781854315700

ISBN 10:   1854315706
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   01 October 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781854316745
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: written word skills; objectives; words and the barrister. Part 1 Quality of good writing: the qualities; making choices; the English language; clarity; grammar; punctuaton; precision; non-ambiguity; conciseness; completeness; elegance; the reader; reading over. Part 2 Improving your writing skills: the purpose of this chapter; how to improve your writing; the sentence; the paragraph; punctuation; simplicity of language. Part 3 Plain English: what is plain English?; why use plain English?; what is the problem with legal language?; what is being done to promote plain English?; recognizing and rewriting legalese; writing plain English; basic rules of plain English. Part 4 Exercises: exercises 1-8. Part 5 Introduction to opinion writing: summary of materials; the opinion writing course; objectives of the course. Part 6 Opinion writing: why learn to write opinions?; what is opinion writing?; the right mental attitude - the practical approach; the thinking process - the opinion itself; how the opinion should be set out; points of content; style; when you have finished your opinion. Part 7 The use of law in an opinion: dealing with the well-known principle law; only cite authorities on points of law; how to cite cases; which case(s) to cite; using statutory materials; which sources to cite; apply the law to the facts; producing sound conclusions; examples. Part 8 An illustration of the opinion-writing process: instructions to counsel; preparing to write an opinion; sample opinion; feedback on sample opinion; an alternative opinion. Part 9 Further examples of opinions on the merits: liability and damages - personal injury; liability and damages - personal injury; liability - insufficient information; unfavourable advice; advice on merits, evidence and further conduct; a short advice; a problem-solving opinion; medical negligence; opinion based on the law; opinion following legal research; opinion in a complex case. Part 10 Advising for the purposes of legal aid. Part 11 Advice on quantum. Part 12 Advice on evidence in a civil case. Part 13 Advice on evidence in a criminal case. Part 14 Advice on evidence on quantum. Part 15 Assessment criteria. Part 16 Exercises. (Part contents)

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