Art of Trial Advocacy :
Be careful while drafting bail applications. Often the facts and the evidence are not clear when bail is being sought.
Getting too much into the nitty gritty of the facts may take away flexibility in terms of defence later.
7. Don’t carpet bomb. Arguments, like evidence, are weighed not counted. (yaha wajan hota hai ginti nahi).
Choose your arguments. Not every idea deserves to be tested in final arguments. Pls remember : each idea shot down (on law or facts) makes you lose credibility.
4. Concede bad facts. Be fair. Build credibility. Be objective.
5. Humanise the Client (though not always!)
6. Pre-empt challenges/arguments from your opponents. Deal with them in the affirmative arguments itself. Confront them - take the sting out of them.
The Craft of addressing Final Arguments in Trials :
1. Your argument should, at the very outset, answer : WDWTW. Who did what to whom? Legal issues can come later.
2. Storytelling is key. Use choice details to paint a vivid image.
3. Carefully sift admitted and disputed facts
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For those who don’t know him I tell you that he is Monoj Muntashir. He wrote the dialogues of #Aadipurush.