Advocacy

Question 1

Advocacy steps

Answer 1

• Introduce parties
• introduce application
• check court has paperwork
• Claimant - Summary of facts for court?
• Respondent “grateful for making introductions and setting out background of this application”
• procedural history (if relevant, if not explain its not)
• set out legal test
• break down submissions
• conclusion
• “unless I can assist your honour further”

Question 1

What are the formal introductions:

Answer 1

• May it please the court, I appear on behalf of the…”
• Mrs XXXX appears on behalf of the…”
• Confirm the judge has received the relevant papers

Question 2

Interuptions

Answer 2

“Judge I’m grateful for the question”

Then after responding:

“does that answer your question”?

“Judge you will recall that I was…”

Question 3

Referring to bundle

Answer 3

“Judge, may I respectfully refer you to… wait a second.. do you have it?”

Question 4

Introduction

Answer 4

May it please the court, I appear on behalf of the defendant…

Question 5

Concluding

Answer 5

Those are my submissions unless I can assist yo further.