{"id":8361,"date":"2020-08-12T09:16:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T03:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/?p=8361"},"modified":"2020-08-12T09:16:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T03:46:49","slug":"the-art-of-advocacy-by-senior-advocate-kapil-sibal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/the-art-of-advocacy-by-senior-advocate-kapil-sibal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art Of Advocacy By Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-content\/uploads\/kapil-sibal-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-content\/uploads\/kapil-sibal-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-content\/uploads\/kapil-sibal-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-content\/uploads\/kapil-sibal-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-content\/uploads\/kapil-sibal-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-content\/uploads\/kapil-sibal-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-content\/uploads\/kapil-sibal.jpg 579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Lecture on Art of Advocacy by Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate Kapil  Sibal (SOL, Manipal University Jaipur and Excellence, April 28, 2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate Kapil  Sibal delivered a lecture, titled the &lsquo;Art of  Advocacy&rsquo; on April 28th 2020. This was organized  by School of Law, Manipal University Jaipur. He started his lecture on the note  that there is no perfect formula for becoming a good lawyer and different  things work for different people. Having said that, he explained some important  practices for success in the court, which are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3rzkaU4AnAU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\"><u>Be knowledgeable<\/u><\/span>:  It is crucial to invest time in learning about not just the law, but all  aspects of human life, such as history, economics, literature, etc. This  knowledge will be helpful in the process of persuasion. This is one profession  where the people who stand in the court have equality of opportunity. Both you  and the opposingcounsel have the same briefing. You have the same raw material,  it&rsquo;s what you do with the material makes the difference. The knowledge of these  fields can be used in various cases to make compelling arguments. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\"><u>Be Industrious<\/u><\/span>:  Work hard and give time to preparation of the case. Know your brief better than  your opponent and your judge. Try to determine what arguments may be presented  by the opponent and possible counter-arguments.Contemplate on the possible  questions which may be asked by the judge and prepare answers for them. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\"><u>Be pleasant in the court<\/u><\/span>:  Always be pleasant and never get angry in the courtroom because you cannot win  an argument by being angry.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\"><u>Be respectful towards the  judge and your opponent<\/u><\/span>: Always be respectful  towards the judge and your opponent. It is important to have an open mind and  try to understand the matter. Try to appreciate what your opponent says,  understand what the judge says and understand what your client says. This will  put things in perspective for you, help you understand the case better and  argue in a better manner. Never make the judge feel that the judge does not know.  Even if you disagree with something that the judge says, politely present your  explanation. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\"><u>Be Courageous<\/u><\/span>:  It is important to have the courage to stand up for what you believe in. If you  think that the court is wrong, have the courage to disagree, but be polite  while explaining your point. Foolish courage is not appreciated, but courage  with conviction and conscience paves path for success.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\"><u>Seize the opportunity that  you get, don&rsquo;t worry about the money<\/u><\/span>: Seize the  opportunities that are presented to you, even if you are not paid much.  Opportunities are far more important than the money because the opportunities  will make or break you.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\"><u>Read the statute well<\/u><\/span>:  When you read a statue, don&rsquo;t limit your reading to the wording of the statute.  Ask yourself questions about the statute. Why was this law made? For whom it  was made? For what purpose was it made? This will help you get a better  understanding of the law. Statute and the judgements are the cold print of the  law, the facts of your case and the tribulations of your client are the heart  and soul of the matter. Get into the soul of the matter. Law will emerge from  understanding of his problem, which is a human issue. You can distinguish the  case on the basis of the facts of the case. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the end of the lecture, Mr. Sibal implored the  audience to do pro-bono work, take up the issues of the people who cannot  afford to pay for the services and always give back to the society. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial Note:<\/strong> Summary of the lecture is prepared by Ms.  <strong>Snehal Kanzarkar<\/strong>, [BA LLB (Hons.),&nbsp;  Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai]&nbsp; for the benefit of Young lawyers, Chartered  Accountants and law students who desire to develop tax litigation practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> We  acknowledge the SOL, Manipal University Jaipur and&nbsp; Excellence&nbsp;  for&nbsp; organizing a lecture on the  subject of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3rzkaU4AnAU\">Art  of Advocacy<\/a>&rdquo;&nbsp; by an  eminent speaker Sr Advocate Shri Kapil Sibal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate Kapil  Sibal delivered a lecture titled the Art of Advocacy in which he explained some important practices for success in court<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/the-art-of-advocacy-by-senior-advocate-kapil-sibal\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/articles_new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}