Trial Practice

The Devil's Advocate , a best-selling advocacy manual in both the UK and the Commonwealth, brings a fresh approach to the Do's and Don'ts of good advocacy. Written with humour and style, the title explains clear techniques, taking the reader through the...

'A wonderful book ... a superb book and it's not just for people interested in law; it tells you a lot about Ireland' Vincent Browne, TV3The judges, the decisions, the rifts and the rivalries - the gripping inside story of the institution that has shaped...

Praised as a must-have primer during the Roberts and Alito hearings, Radicals in Robes offers a rigorous yet accessible analysis of what's at stake in the judiciary choices made during these warring days of the Warren/Rehnquist legacy. Radicals in...

ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY'This House of Grief, in its restraint and control, bears comparison with In Cold Blood' KATE ATKINSON 'It grabbed me by the throat in the same way that the podcast series Serial did' GILLIAN...

1999 saw the greatest revolution in civil practice and procedure for over 100 years with the introduction of the civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions. Introduced as a result of Lord Woolf's report on the reform of the civil courts' Access to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Professional) 2005.Book InformationISBN 9781587330056Author Keith EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 196Imprint TheCapitol.Net,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854314581Author Keith EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Blackstone Press LtdPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 282gDimensions(mm)...

This book shows the surprising dynamism of the field of civil procedure through its examination of a cross section of recent developments within civil procedure from around the world. It explores the field through specific approaches to its study, within...

Our court system is struggling. It is too costly to deliver justice for all but the few, too slow to satisfy those who can access it. Yet the values implicit in disputes being resolved in person, and in public, are fundamental to how we have imagined the...

Legal Professional Privilege in Criminal Investigations and Proceedings is concerned with the law of legal professional privilege and its practical application in criminal cases and internal investigations, providing a single point of reference for all...

First Steps in the Law is an entertaining and insightful overview of the legal system. Geoffrey Rivlin, who boasts a wealth of experience as a former senior resident judge, barrister, and QC, leads the reader through the quirks of English law,...

Often law students don't achieve the results they are capable of, not because of a lack of intellectual ability, but because they haven't fully understood what is required of them and what they could and should do to achieve higher marks. Acing the LLB...

Charles M. Sevilla finds comic gems in court transcripts. This new collection starts with a chapter on defendants (one of whom, when asked his marital status, replies after a long pause, "Adequate") and follows with sections on lawyers, experts,...

Our court system is struggling. It is too costly to deliver justice for all but the few, too slow to satisfy those who can access it. Yet the values implicit in disputes being resolved in person, and in public, are fundamental to how we have imagined the...

Uncovers a major deficiency of U.S. criminal justice-a trial system that prioritizes winning over truth Reginald Denny. O. J. Simpson. Colin Ferguson. Louise Woodward: all names that have cast a spotlight on the deficiencies of the American system of...

Mooting offers a comprehensive examination of mooting and advocacy, combining both theoretical and practical aspects. This definitive guide will equip you with a complete grasp of mooting from the initial preparatory stages through to advocacy in the...

The delivery of justice is a core function of the modern state. The recent introduction of jury/lay judge systems for criminal trials in Japan, South Korea, Spain, and perhaps soon Taiwan represents a potentially major reform of this core function,...

The Court of Justice of the European Union has often been characterised both as a motor of integration and a judicial law-maker. To what extent is this a fair description of the Court's jurisprudence over more than half a century? The book is divided...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956470420Author Elizabeth WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Redwood Publishing, LLCPublisher Redwood Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948140068Author Mark ForrestFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint British Association for Local HistoryPublisher British Association for Local...

This text is a practical and very useful guide for police officers of all ranks, designed to prepare them for attending court. Most police officers will at some point be required to attend court and many officers attend on a regular basis. Going to Court...

Winner of the Inner Temple book prize 2015 and the Socio-Legal Studies Association Book prize 2014/15The House of Lords, for over 300 years the UK's highest court, was transformed in 2009 into the UK Supreme Court. This book provides a compelling and...

This book is about the International Criminal Court (ICC), a new and highly distinctive criminal justice institution with the ability to prosecute the highest-level government officials, including heads of state, even in countries that have not accepted...

A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Richard A. Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. When conventional legal materials enable judges to...

This extensively revised second edition is a rigorous introduction to the construction and criticism of arguments about questions of fact, and to the marshalling and evaluation of evidence at all stages of litigation. It covers the principles underlying...

An Inspector Calls offers anyone with an interest in the family justice system, a selective overview of legal, policy, practice, research and inspectorate history and milestones that mainly cover the four decades from the mid 1980's through to the 2020's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908258274Author Derek HalbertFormat PaperbackImprint University of Chester PressPublisher University of Chester Press

A collection of the closing arguments of some of the most high-profile cases in legal history. Includes: the Nuremberg War Trials, the Charles Manson trial, the John Delorean defence and the prosecution of William Calley for his part in the Mai Lai...

"Cross-Examination in Criminal Trials" provides a systematic analysis of the techniques of cross-examination in criminal practice. It is about tactics and psychologies. The text integrates cross-examination with fact-finding and advocacy generally,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939506030Author Brian K JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Crown King BooksPublisher Crown King BooksWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions and letters, Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798886690255Author Anthony J BocchinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint Aspen PublishingPublisher Aspen PublishingWeight(grams) 1070gDimensions(mm) 279mm...

In its roughly 25 years of existence, the trial consulting profession has grown dramatically in membership, recognition , and breadth of practice. What began as a small activist group of social scientists volunteering their expertiseto assist in the...

What is the epistemological value of testimony? What role does language, images, and memory play in its construction? What is the relationship between the person who attests and those who listen? Is bearing witness a concept that is exclusively based in...

Lubet's Nothing But The Truth presents a novel and engaging analysis of the role of storytelling in trial advocacy. The best lawyers are storytellers, he explains, who take the raw and disjointed observations of witnesses and transform them into coherent...

The Judicial System of Russia paints a portrait of the courts of the Russian Federation under Putin, how they work in practice, and what shapes the behaviour of its judges. It stresses the dual nature of a judicial system, where ordinary cases are for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805086850Author Jeffrey RosenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Holt PaperbackPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 201mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615676951Author A S DreierFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Telos PressPublisher Telos PressWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 6mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987707581Author John a HollanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint John HollanderPublisher John HollanderWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Nobody I know is funnier, smarter, or has a wider breadth of references than my friend Jonathan Shapiro. This book is a bit of a miracle: informative, insightful, poetic, and funny. -Paul Reiser, comedian, actor, and bestselling author Using famous...