Security for costs

February 01, 2018 by JW in Civil litigation, Civil Procedure, County Court of Victoria, Supreme Court of Victoria, Procedure, Advocacy, Security for costs

A broad overview of the main discretionary issues to consider when applying for, or resisting, a security for costs application.

Documentary advocacy in commercial trials: what does the judge want?

October 04, 2017 by JW in Procedure, Civil Procedure, Practice Notes, Civil litigation, Court Books, Advocacy, Technology

Here are ten tips to prepare for a commercial trial, based on a paper prepared by Justice Hargrave (principal judge of the Supreme Court’s Commercial Court) in 2017, and a previous version of the paper from 2014.

In short, good advocacy involves strategic out-of-court preparation, including considered ‘documentary advocacy’, awareness of the Civil Procedure rules, harnessing technology, and early analysis and editing of the case.