Civil Advocacy 2 e

187 Pages·2001·2.74 MB·English

by  Foster et al

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Charles Foster, Jacqueline Gilliatt, Charles Bourne
and Prashant Popat, practising Barristers in London
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Civil advocacy : a practical guide – 2nd ed
1 Civil procedure – England 2 Civil procedure –Wales
3 Representation in administrative proceedings – England
4 Representation in administrative proceedings – Wales
I Foster, Charles
347.4'2'052
ISBN 1 85941 562 8
Printed and bound in Great Britain
PPrreeffaaccee
Advocacy is easily the most exciting way to pay the gas bills. And like
everything else which is exciting, colourful, and worthwhile, it is under
severe pressure. That pressure has intensified since the first edition of
this book was published. The Civil Procedure Rules do their best to stop
cases coming to court in the first place, and then muzzle advocates
whose cases do slip through the net.
Exciting though it can be, advocacy is not what it was. Even if an FE
Smith could grow up in our sound-bite culture, he would not be allowed
to make memorable speeches. He would spend his evenings drafting
counter-schedules rather than coining aphorisms. He would be much
more of an accountant than he was happy being. This book, although
it believes passionately that there is a great future for oral advocacy,
regretfully acknowledges that it is a dowdier profession than it used to
be. The book does not give advice on how to dazzle posterity; it does
advise you to get the train to court rather than driving.
Of course advocacy is a practical profession. You cannot learn it from
a book. You need to go and do it. But you can learn from a book how
to avoid the worst humiliations that advocacy has to offer. Because what
an advocate can do is increasingly circumscribed by a lot of procedural
rules, there is a bit of law in the book. But it is not intended to be a
substitute for proper law books. If you leave them at home and rely on
the summaries here, you will be negligent.
Several members of the Bar have been enormously helpful in the
preparation of the second edition. But any mistakes which remain are
mine.
Malcolm Chisholm, of One Garden Court, took charge of the Family
Law chapter, and it wrecked his holiday. From 6 Pump Court, Mark
Friston did the Costs chapter, Roger Mallalieu looked after Land Law,
and Katie Gollop put me right on lots of things to do with Employment
Law.
The law is (more or less) as it was in July 2001.
Charles Foster,
Temple,
London EC4

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Preface v
Table of cases xi
Table of statutes xiii
Table of statutory instruments xv
Table of practice directions and notes xvii
1 Travelling and arriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
The destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
How to get there . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
On arrival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Other practicalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2 Courtroom basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Inside the courtroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Personal presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
The facts of the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
The judge/tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
The case papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Purpose of hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3 Interim applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Interim applications: general principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Summary judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Interim injunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Case management conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Adjournments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
viii CIVILADVOCACY
4 The trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Preliminaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Opening speeches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Evidence in general: CPR Part 32.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Examination-in-chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Cross-examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Re-examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Closing speeches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Judgment and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
The small claims track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
5 Family law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Ancillary relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Children Act applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Private law orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Care proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
6 Contempt of court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Civil contempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
What if? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
7 Land law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Possession actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Special cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Mortgage possession actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
8 Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Unfair dismissal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
9 Insolvency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Winding-up petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Personal bankruptcy petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Setting aside the statutory demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
CONTENTS ix
10 Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Applicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
11 Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
When is permission to appeal required? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Who do you get permission from? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
The test for permission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
The ambit of appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Which court hears the appeal? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
In private or in open court? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
The documents necessary for the appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
What if ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
12 Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Possible costs orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Bases of assessment: the standard basis and
the indemnity basis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Assessment of the quantum of the costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Index 163