Going to trial soon? Need a reference for best practices and courtroom strategies, based on expert insights from The Late Honourable Mr. Justice John Sopinka? Then check out Sopinka on The Trial of an Action by J Kenneth McEwan, Melanie Sopinka, and Donald B Houston!
This title can help you learn more about:
- When to select a trial by jury, how to pick a jury, and striking out a jury after election.
- Preparing for trial, including preparing the file and witnesses for examination.
- The role of counsel and the trial judge
- The charge to the jury, including general instructions
- The different types of verdicts juries may give
- Practical examples and precedents you can use for opening statements, cross-examination, addressing the jury, and more.
Sopinka on The Trial of an Action is available on the public access computers at all our Courthouse Libraries locations. Next time you’re in the library, search for the title in the library catalogue on the computer and click on the digital access link; this will take you straight to the digital title in Lexis Advance.
We also have this title available in print. If you want to borrow the book or request scans through our document delivery service, please contact us at librarian@courthouselibrary.ca or 1-800-665-2570.
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