Advocacy Conference-2010

This book is essential for: civil and criminal litigation counsel who are at an intermediate to advanced level of experience.

Current to: November 2010 

Advocacy demands the best from you as counsel—come and learn from the best teachers!
This is it—the big one—the CLEBC advocacy publication that only comes around about once a decade. Last prepared in November of 2001, this unique publication brings together an all star team of jurists and senior counsel from British Columbia and across Canada to share their wisdom on the art and science of advocacy. You will learn the best techniques from the past as well as receive challenging perspectives on the future of advocacy. This comprehensive set of course materials explores major facets of advocacy in the litigation process. Raise your level of practice under the tutelage of a stellar panel of Canadian advocacy authors.

Course Materials Coordinators
George K. Macintosh, QC — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
Richard C.C. Peck, QC — Peck & Company, Vancouver

CONTENTS

• disclosure and the pre-charge relationship between the police and the Crown; disclosure in administrative law; document disclosure in British Columbia civil litigation after July 1, 2010
• effective examination for discovery; the preliminary hearing post Bill C-15A: more matter with less art
• preparing for the criminal trial; tips, tracks and tactics for winning your trial; the preparation of a civil trial
• opening addresses; opening address in a civil case
• direct examination and re-examination; the art of direct examination—crown perspective
• cross examination in civil cases; tips for executing a winning cross-examination
• objections at trial—a checklist; tendering exhibits—an advocate's approach
• civil chambers practice points
• expert evidence; sample expert report
• closing addresses in criminal and civil jury trials: the organizational structure, presentation, the criminal jury trial—specific issues, the civil jury trial—specific issues
• appellate advocacy: in praise of oral advocacy; the argument of an appeal; some thoughts on the differences between trial and appellate advocacy; writing a persuasive factum; the factum in civil appeals
• current issues in ethics and criminal law advocacy: criminal defence counsel withdrawing from a case, conflict of interest and the representation of multiple co-accused, crown counsel reneging on plea agreements, criminal disclosure materials and implied undertakings
• the commandments of advocacy