Post by Nivedha Thiagarajan

Still one of the best cross-examinations I have ever seen. I recently witnessed how Raqib B. Osman conducted his cross-examination in an alleged drunk driving case, and in several drug cases previously. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆. • No lengthy questions. • No unnecessary aggression. • Fewer questions than both EIC and re-examination. But the impact of those questions? 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹! They strengthened our case while steadily weakening the prosecution’s position. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. A strong reminder that effective advocacy is not about saying more, but about asking the right questions at the right time. Truly inspiring to watch, and a standard worth striving for in practice. #Litigation #CriminalDefence #ElegantAdvocacy