Competitive Moots

The first comprehensive Canadian approach to pre-trial and trial advocacy for both civil and criminal law practitioners alike. The service combines authoritative commentary, practical checklists and concise extracts from real-life cases in an easy-to-use how-to format. All aspects of the litigation process are covered from the first client interview to the final jury address, complete with helpful strategy suggestions.

This title offers clear, concise descriptions and explanations of the strategies, tools, and techniques that skilled advocates use in conducting the most effective cross-examinations. This text features in-depth discussions of common problems, such as dealing with evasive or lying witnesses and confronting expert witnesses, and also covers key evidentiary rules.

This book guides the beginning advocate in developing a winning case theory through all phases of trial. They explain how to present a case as a story and powerfully and persuasively tell that story to the jury.

An Advocacy Primer, Fourth Edition provides a complete, succinct, and practical discussion of how to effectively litigate a civil or criminal matter through the trial process to appeal. With an emphasis on organization, the reader is provided with practical information on the preparation and litigation of a case, from the initial client interview, through the pre-trial process, to preparing and organizing for trial, conduct of the trial itself, and then the appeal process

This is a comprehensive treatment of the law of evidence as it applies to evidence given by witnesses in civil and criminal proceedings, as well as before administrative tribunals, public inquiries, and legislative committees.

The book covers everything from the structure of the trial, trial preparation, presenting the case at trial and trials where the case goes to the jury.