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Addressing the Jury

Addressing the Jury:
Achieving Fair Verdicts in Personal Injury Cases- Second Edition

By: Roger G. Oatley

Released in March 2006, the first Canadian book dedicated to practice before Civil juries. Discover how to apply and benefit from the concepts of courtroom communication and persuasion. Includes new chapters on Persuasive Jury Openings, Understanding Juror Bias, The Persuasive Power of Identification, and Making and Handling Objections.


This second edition of the practical and easy-to-read book provides:
  • tips for improving your communication skills
  • persuasive jury openings that help you capture the jurors hearts and minds before the defence says a word
  • annotated samples of opening statements and closing arguments
  • detailed strategies for presenting some of the most difficult cases jurors hear
  • special techniques that produce effective examinations and cross-examinations before juries
  • comprehensive examples that bring well-explained theories to life
  • guidelines on the use of demonstrative evidence
Including updates throughout and new chapters on:
  • Persuasive Jury Openings: The Modern Law- A Modern Approach
  • Understanding Juror Bias in Decision-Making
  • The Persuasive Power of Identification- Jurors Prefer to Say "Yes" to Those They Like
  • Making and Handling Objections

If you want to give great openings, control evidence, give a strong closing and get the verdicts you want for your clients, you'll want Addressing the Jury: Achieving Fair Verdicts in Personal Injury Cases, Second Edition. This is the complete guide for effective jury communication that can improve your advocacy skills and make you a better litigator.

To order this book from Canada Law Book:
web: www.canadalawbook.ca
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The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Personal Injury Practice in Motor Vehicle Cases

The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Personal Injury Practice in Motor Vehicle Cases

By: Roger G. Oatley and John A. McLeish

Released in December 2002, the first and only comprehensive guide to personal injury practice in motor vehicle cases.

The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Personal Injury Practice in Motor Vehicle Cases is a unique collection of successful seminar material by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Written by two of Canada’s leading personal injury lawyers, Roger G. Oatley and John A. McLeish, with contributions by some of Canada’s most acknowledged personal injury experts, this valuable resource provides all the essential step-by-step guidance you need to effectively manage the complexities of Ontario’s no-fault insurance system.

This important resource includes 59 chapters on:
  • interviewing the client
  • taking control of the case
  • investigating liability in a Bill 59 environment
  • creating exposure on the defence
  • preparing your client for discovery
  • the examination for discovery of the plaintiff
  • how to deliver an effective closing
  • dealing with damages…and more

Designed as a how-to resource, The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Personal Injury Practice in Motor Vehicle Cases offers factual and interpretive information that will help you effectively represent your client from first interview to final settlement.

To order this book from Canada Law Book:
web: www.canadalawbook.ca
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The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Brain Injury Litigation

The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Brain Injury Litigation

By: Roger G. Oatley and John A. McLeish

Released in December 2005. Written in three-phase chronological approach, the guide is designed to show you how to conduct a brain injury case from start to finish- all in one convenient volume.

Written in three-phase chronological approach, the guide is designed to show you how to conduct a brain injury case from start to finish - all in one convenient volume.

Part one begins with the basic anatomy of a brain injury. You will learn:
  • How the brain and central nervous system work
  • The mechanisms of a brain injury
  • Signs and symptoms of a traumatic brain injury
  • The myth of the mild brain injury
  • Measurement of brain injury and outcome predictors
Part two explores what is involved in preparing for trial in a brain injury case, including:
  • Case strategy
  • Accident benefits system
  • Role and limitations of neuro-imaging
  • Role of the neurologist
  • Use and abuse of neuropsychology
  • Role of lay witnesses
  • Proving economic loss
Part three focuses on the trying of a brain injury case. Topics include:
  • Opening address
  • Effective use of demonstrable evidence in brain injury case
  • Effective strategies for examination in chief
  • Cross examination of the defence neuropsychologist
  • Effective proof of long term care costs
  • Techniques and strategies for mild brain injury cases
  • Closing to a jury in a brain injury case
To order this book from Lexis Nexis:
web: www.lexisnexis.ca
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