How Judges Decide Cases

How Judges Decide Cases

Andrew Goodman is a leading barrister and arbitrator in the UK and has written the book How Judges Decide Cases. He draws on extensive litigation and law reporting experience to teach the analysis of judgments. The new edition includes modern scientific thinking on bias in decision-making. The book ends with an eye-opening chapter on using law reports.

Andrew is seen at the IATC conference in Stellenbosch with a copy of another of his books, Effective Written Advocacy.

Alex Magagula

Legal Commentator - Researcher - Database Analyst - Consultant

6 年

Modern scientific thinking on drawing bias judgment, mostly such judgment are based on sentimental values. You read from what was not reason during the exact trial but you formulated from in between. He was one with him when it all happened but I wouldn't take away that prior they were saw arguing and later he left alone. Then prime suspect with an alibi. Then connect him to the hit. We should consider his underworld network. A conservation over the phone. It is far fetched but it is a lead to follow. If the crown in this case never had cross examination on the heads of argument but it doesn't deny the honorable from concluding as bias scientific thinking from Jacob Zuma spy tapes 'who exactly is the man in the end of the line is Senior crown counsel Bulelani Ngcuka is talking about (the big man in Luthuli house) Thus what constitutes sentimental judgment, our honorable judge Charkason ruled in favour of Jacob Zuma on sentimental scientific thinking than testimony based on cross examination on the body of witness. Mostly such cases all argued in America, our judge was critic as while hold high in certain circumstances in legal fraternity. As usual good thought provoking friendo and confidante Loius Podbielski. We have a case come 8 June 2018, whose signature appears on 19 January 2001

The conference was a humbling experience . . . learning how much I do not know and still have to learn.

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Natalie Macdonald-Spence

Corporate & Commercial Attorney | Dual Qualified, LLB, LLM (Tax Law), Attorney, Conveyancer & Notary Public (RSA), Solicitor of England & Wales | Board Member | MBA Student

6 年

I enjoyed the conference, thank you! A lot of thoughts to consider.

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