"The issue of a cause rarely depends upon a speech and is but seldom even affected by it. But there is never a cause contested, the result of which is not mainly dependent upon the skill with which the advocate conducts his cross-examination." This is the conclusion arrived at by one of England's greatest advocates at the close of a long and eventful career at the Bar. It was written some fifty years ago and at a time when oratory in public trials was at its height. It is even more true at the present time, when what was ...
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"The issue of a cause rarely depends upon a speech and is but seldom even affected by it. But there is never a cause contested, the result of which is not mainly dependent upon the skill with which the advocate conducts his cross-examination." This is the conclusion arrived at by one of England's greatest advocates at the close of a long and eventful career at the Bar. It was written some fifty years ago and at a time when oratory in public trials was at its height. It is even more true at the present time, when what was once commonly reputed a "great speech" is seldom heard in our courts, -because the modern methods of practising our profession have had a tendency to discourage court oratory and the development of orators. The old-fashioned orators who were wont to "grasp the thunderbolt" are now less in favor than formerly. With our modern jurymen the arts of oratory, -"law-papers on fire," as Lord Brougham's speeches used to be called, -though still enjoyed as impassioned literary efforts, have become almost useless as persuasive arguments or as a "summing up" as they are now called.
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Very Good. Birmingham, Al: The Legal Classics Library, Division of Gryphon Editions, Ltd., 1983. Limited edition copy 138. 8vo hardcover. Genuine top-grain cowhide with raised spine bands, gilt lettering, decoration and edges, marbled endleaves. 404pp. Includes "Notes From The Editor" pamphlet. Personalized publisher bookplate with limitation statement on front pastedown. Near Fine book. (Law, Trials, Trial Practice, Cross-examination) Inquire if you need further information.