The aspect of concise judgment writing is a matter of critical concern and there is enough literature, both Indian and foreign, on this subject (Editorial page, “The art of writing a judgment”, July ...
A judgment, the top court has held, must not confuse the reader using the veneer of complex language because it “speaks to the present and to the future” in settling crucial issues of law, besides ...
Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Nicholas Kearnsconsiders how judgments should explain the law in the 21st century WHILE IN Australia in the summer I chanced upon an interesting biography of Robert ...
About 10 years ago I was in Toronto and met a well-known, very clever member of the Canadian Supreme Court. His judgments were normally very long, with many case citations—not infrequently over 100.
When it comes to judgments, judges might look to novelist George Orwell's rules of writing, including "not to use a long word where a short one will do", according to a new book on judgment writing by ...
The Supreme Court has said incoherent judgments have a serious impact on the dignity of judicial institutions and suggested guidelines based on a formula to be followed by the constitutional courts ...
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