skeleton argument (40% weighting); the skeleton will be limited to two sides of one A4. You will be required to write a skeleton argument which is the document outlining the submissions to be made in furtherance of the ground of appeal of the case scenari

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Steps to formulating a skeleton argument:

Definition/ Usage:

· A document produces by the court of a case before trial.

· It outlines both the agreed and disagreed issues between the parties

· Detail of this argument is given orally before the court.

Steps into making a skeletal argument

1) Set out the statute of the submission

· A summary of the case and the statute it falls under (act)

2) Background of the case

· Cases to support you main case should be placed here. It should be brief and concise.

· Summarize what is agreed and disagreed on here ( between both parties)

3) Set out the legal principle

· This section should set out any legal authorities or precedents you are relying on in your submissions. This is usually case law, where a similar case has been before the courts and you can use the same case to support your own.

4) submissions of fact

· outline main arguments

· Facts and witnesses

5) Summary setting out precisely what the court is being asked to do

· The summary should set out exactly what you want the court to do, or in other words, what you request the court orders to do

6) Reading list/cases

· If there are any cases you are referring to within your submissions then it is wise to append a reading list and/or a copy of the cases to the skeleton. This helps to ensure that you make everything as easy as possible for the court. You should also, if possible, estimate the length of reading time that will be required. It is important to note that skeleton arguments do vary according to complexity of the issues.

Format:

· The font should be Times New Roman in size 12.

· The line spacing should be set at 1.5, to make the text easier to read.

· Paragraphs should be numbered so that they are easily referred to.

· The left hand margin should be set to at least 2.5cm. When it is included into the court bundle, none of the text is covered when it is bound together.

· Include page numbers in the top right hand corner of each page, to correspond with the page numbering in the court bundle. This will again, make it much easier to refer the court to when making submission. This can be done in pencil so that if something else needs to be inserted, the page numbers can be amended.