Drafting Statements of Case - A Best Practice Guide for Litigators

Introduction

This 6 hour virtual classroom session seeks to refresh your technique at drafting Statements of Case and other forms of pleading, and considers the relationship between the case as pleaded, evidence, amendment and costs.

Written advocacy expert, Andrew Goodman addresses the importance of Statements of Case, what the judge really wants from them and practical tips from the Court’s viewpoint.

Aimed at delegates in practice, this intermediate level session will use material from real cases led by senior practitioners, judicial interviews and interactive exercises. The cost consequences of getting things wrong can be disastrous, this session is a timely reminder of litigation skills.

Andrew will sharpen the skills required to produce effective writing which is clear, concise, coherent, structured intelligently, and formulated with a view to assisting the judge to solve the problem immediately to hand.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• A reminder on the context in which Statements of Case are required
• Re-visit their purpose as a matter of procedural law
• Avoid the pitfalls and consequences of failure to comply with the rules
• How to develop a style which enables you to produce consistent, high-quality documents
• Understand the relationship between the pleaded case and the rules of evidence
• Have confidence in what to and what not to plead

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.