Advocacy

The book examines the essence of advocacy in court, its morality and its future.

David Pannick KC (Author)

9781009338110, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 May 2023

210 pages
21.5 x 13.9 x 1.1 cm, 0.27 kg

'[Lord Pannick KC is] one of the outstanding advocates of his generation … The morality of advocacy is a central debate of Pannick's entertaining and easily read book … there are plentiful, often funny examples, accompanied by the author's top ten tips or principles.' The Times

Lord Pannick celebrates advocacy: that controversial legal issues are decided in court after reasoned argument in which the participants refrain (usually) from shouting, personal insults or threats, and the points on each side of the debate are tested for their relevance, their accuracy, and their strength. The book seeks to identify the central characteristics of good and bad advocacy with the aid of examples from courtrooms in the UK and abroad. Lord Pannick also examines the morality of advocacy - that the advocate sets out views to which he does not necessarily subscribe, on behalf of clients for whom she may feel admiration, indifference, or contempt. Lord Pannick seeks to answer the question he is often asked - more by friends than by judges - 'How can you act for such terrible people?'. Finally, he addresses the future of advocacy, arguing it should and will survive pressures for efficiency and technological developments.

1. The Essence of Advocacy
2. The Morality of Advocacy
3. The Future of Advocacy.

Subject Areas: Law [L]