E-Books →Practical Advocacy in the Crown Court

Key topics covered include:
-Making and opposing bail applications
-Effective communication with lay clients
-Appeals against conviction and sentence in the Crown Court
-Evidential submissions
-Witness handling of complainants, vulnerable witnesses, police officers and experts
-Making effective jury speeches
-Sentencing, mitigation and advocacy in cases involving the Mental Health Act
This is the only specialist guide written for Crown Court advocates, by Crown Court advocates. It provides learned advice on common situations such as hearsay applications, hostile witnesses, making speeches or mitigating in cases where it may feel like there is little to say. It also provides insight on good communication with clients as well as court room advocacy, and dealing with lay clients, solicitors and police officers in conference. In addition, it covers written advocacy in detail, including persuasive skeleton arguments and using jury bundles effectively.
Depending on the experience of the reader, this book helps the:
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