Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
David Sgayias, Q.C.: An Appreciation – Justice W. Ian Binnie
The Importance of Advocacy – The Honourable John D. Arnup, Q.C.
The Many Faces of Advocacy – Justice John Sopinka
In Praise of Oral Advocacy – Justice W. Ian Binnie
The Argument of a Case at Trial – Justice Willian J. Anderson
The Conduct of a Non-jury Civil Trial – Justice Willian J. Anderson
Oral Advocacy in Matters Argued before Superior Court Judges – Justice Robert A. Blair
Advocacy in Jury Trials – John A. McLeish
Stranger in a Strange Land: Advocacy Before Administrative Tribunals – David Stockwood, Q.C.
Winning Strategies in the Civil Jury Process – Roger G. Oatley and Brennan Kahler
Appellate Advocacy – Justice John Sopinka
Appellate Advocacy – Justice Sydney L. Robins
Forget the Windup and Make the Pitch: Some Suggestions for Writing More Persuasive Factums – Justice John I. Laskin
What Persuades (or What’s Going On inside the Judge’s Mind) – Justice John I. Laskin
A Survivor’s Guide to Advocacy in the Supreme Court of Canada – Justice Ian Binni
Appellate Advocacy in an Abbreviated Setting – Justice George D. Finlayson
Advocacy in Jurisprudential Appeals – Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella
The Wrong Stuff: How to Lose Appeals in the Court of Appeal – Justice Marvin Catzman
The Wrong Stuff: Tip # 8 – Justice Marvin Catzman
Losing Tip # 9: Make your Factum Read Like War and Peace – Justice Marvin Catzman
Losing Tip # 10: When the Law Is Dead Against You – Justice Marvin Catzman
Losing Tip # 11: Distinguishing the Indistinguishable (and a Note on Alphabet Soup) – Justice Marvin Catzman
Losing Tip # 13: Never Discard a Hopeless Argument – Justice Marvin Catzman
Losing Tip #14: Openers and Closers – Justice Marvin Catzman

Scroll to Top