Overview

Drafting is designed to equip trainee barristers with the requisite skills to draft high-quality legal documents across all areas of practice. The manual contains practical advice on the skill of drafting in a number of legal settings, including contract, tort, and criminal proceedings.Each chapter contains numerous examples accompanied by detailed commentary on the key features of the draft. Exercises are included throughout the manual, offering the opportunity to practice and perfect your own style of drafting.

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Author:   The City Law School
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   22nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 29.00cm
Weight:   1.018kg
ISBN:  

9780198923602

ISBN 10:   0198923600
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   25 July 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

1: The skill of drafting 2: The use of precedents 3: Drifting in plain language 4: The rules and priciples relating to statements of case 5: Headings 6: Claim forms 7: Basic particulars of claim in tort and contract 8: Basic defences in tort and contract 9: Further particulars of a claim 10: Further defences 11: Misrepresentation 12: Additional precedents for claims 13: Defence and counterclaim 14: Reply and defence to counterclaim 15: Additional claims 16: Amendment of statements of case 17: Request for further information 18: Further information 19: Interim injunctions 20: Written evidence 21: Judgments and orders 22: Claims for judicial review 23: Skeleton arguments 24: Indictments 25: Criminal grounds of appeal 26: Part 8 claims 27: Construction claims 28: Claims for breach of trust and the recovery of trust property 29: Checklists for drafting skills

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This manual is edited by David Emmet, Barrister, former Reader, The City Law School

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