Peter Jacobson QC: the agile advocate

Peter Jacobson QC: the agile advocate

Ben Katekar SC FCIArb Ben Katekar SC FCIArb

Ben Katekar SC FCIArb

Senior Counsel at New Chambers

发布日期: 2017年5月23日
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Peter Jacobson QC has kindly shared his insights on the attributes of a stellar advocate. 

An effective advocate is agile: able to adjust to the unexpected. The journey to achieving agility starts with Peter Hely QC’s first rule of litigation.

Peter Hely QC’s first rule of litigation

The overriding consideration is brevity. You must be able to put the essence of your argument succinctly and clearly.

To achieve this, Mr Jacobson recommends that you adopt Peter Hely QC’s first rule of litigation: get yourself away from all the mass of paper and the detail and write down in one to one and a half pages the essence of your argument. 

You may not use the document at all – although you may in opening – but creating it enables you to transcend the detail and put the essence of your case with brevity and precision.

For the full interview follow the link to advocacyhub.com.au

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