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Description
Pleadings Without Tears has become established as one of the most successful books on practical legal drafting in the context of litigation. This new seventh edition consolidates and updates the sixth edition to take account of the various relevant changes to the Civil Procedure Rules, and includes a new chapter on skeleton arguments.
The book takes a practical and insightful look at the subject of legal drafting. Rather than merely providing a series of precedents, the author sets out fundamental rules common to all good drafting, so that the reader will become more confident in approaching this often unnecessarily daunting subject.
The book contains a wealth of practical examples and anecdotes and is illustrated throughout with cartoons. Although its style is light and entertaining, the detailed analysis and explanation are designed to help the reader acquire a good understanding of drafting without even realizing it.
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Contents
1. Pillars of Understanding (General Principles)
2. Getting the Show on the Road (The Claim)
3. Making a Fight of It (The Defence and Counterclaim)
4. The Right to Reply (The Reply)
5. Don't Answer Back (Rejoinder, etc.)
6. Pray - Tell Me (The Request for Further Information)
7. 'Just to Let You Know ...' (The Answer to a Request for Further Information)
8. Come and Join In (Additional Claims Against Third Parties)
9. Pieces of Eight (The Part 8 Procedure)
10. To Tell You the Truth...' (Affidavits and Witness Statements)
11. Just a Minute (Minutes and Agreed Orders)
12. Bones of Contention (The Skeleton Argument)
13. A Matter of Opinions (Opinion Writing)
Epilogue
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Author Details
William Rose was appointed a Circuit Judge in 1998. He was a member of the Board of Examiners of the Inns of Court School of Law between 1990 and 2001, and was Director of Studies at the Judicial Studies Board from 2002 to 2004. In 2004 he was appointed a judicial Member of the Parole Board. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Blackstone's Civil Practice.
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