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Learn to cross-examine (2/2)
Published on 2011-10-04 14:06:00
Rule 6: RESERVE YOUR COMMENT FOR THE JURY, NEVER, EVER FOR THE WITNESS. This is a massive rule and follows inexorably from rule 5. Sometimes this is known as do not ask “conclusionary questions” – these are questions which demand a conclusion from the witness. If you put a conclusion to a witness – what will be your comment to the jury – what you are in fact doing is asking the witness to
Learn to cross-examine (1/2)
Published on 2011-09-27 14:10:47
How do you get a witness to break down and confess in court? If you want to go on to be a barrister, how can you go beyond mooting to develop the art of cross-examination, learning to control opposition witnesses and turn them to your advantage? In this article, adapted from the second edition of The Devil’s Advocate, Iain Morley QC explains the ten totally tremendous rules of cross examination.
Law: The Art of Winning (4/4)
Published on 2011-08-02 17:58:00
The third rule is: THOU SHALT ALWAYS TRY TO THINK LIKE THE TRIBUNAL Why? Because if you do this, you will automatically become less partisan. Being perceived to be less partisan is really very important. You will become more reliable in the eyes of the judge or jury and your later arguments are more likely to succeed. There is all the difference in the world between representing someone and
