Stephen Jagusch & Philippe Pinsolle 
Guide to Advocacy 

Are you interested in what well-known arbitrators like or dislike when it comes to advocacy? Would you like to help junior colleagues develop their advocacy skills? Are you a civil-trained lawyer who’d like to feel more at ease with cross-examination? Published in November 2016, Global Arbitration Review’s The Guide to Advocacy is a new, practical book for specialists and would-be specialists on how to be persuasive during international arbitration. It breaks the arbitral process into key steps and explains the advocacy "opportunity" that each represents. Woven throughout are gems from big name arbitrators – tips, complaints, musings and reminiscences – providing a new, 360-degree view of written and oral submissions. And woven throughout are gems from big name arbitrators – tips, complaints, musings and reminiscences – to ensure the reader has a holistic view.The book is the brainchild of Stephen Jagusch QC and Philippe Pinsolle (editors), who contribute a chapter each on cross-examination. They’re supported by an array of well-known names: Thomas Sprange QC; Grant Hanessian; Franz Schwarz; Anne-Veronique Schlaepfer; Vanessa Alarcon Duvanel; David Roney; Hilary Heilbron QC; Klaus Reichert SC; James Carter; Stephen Anway; Mallory Silberman and Timothy Foden.Chapters include: Opening Submissions – Franz Schwarz; Cross-Examination of Fact Witnesses: The Civil Law Perspective – Philippe Pinsolle; Tips for Second Chairing an Oral Argument – Mallory Silberman and Timothy Foden There are also chapters on advocacy in less common scenarios – such as before sports panels (James Carter) and investment tribunals (Stephen Anway).Readers are meanwhile treated to arbitrators’ viewpoint in 72 fully-indexed boxes, dotted throughout. So, it’s possible to learn Donald Donovan’s philosophy of cross examination, hear Bill Rowley’s tale of a cross-examination gone wrong or learn why in Jan Paulsson’s book, less is more.Stanimir Alexandrov, Henri Alvarez, Stephen Bond, Donald Francis Donovan, Yves Fortier, Bernard Hanotiau, Michael Hwang, Jean Kalicki, Jan Paulsson, David W Rivkin, J William Rowley QC and John Townsend have all contributed their wit and wisdom.