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Template for Preparing Brief Oral Judgment
NAME OF CASE: THE STATE v John Smith
INTRODUCTION:
Who are the parties to the litigation and
how do they interface with each other in
relation to the litigation:
Who Did What to Whom, or Who’s
Arguing about What?
ISSUES:
List of the issues to be determined in the
order in which they are to be decided.
BACKGROUND:
Relevant evidence that gives rise to or
helps to determine the list of issues
st
Heading for 1 issue, followed by
analysis on this first issue.
Note: Losing Party’s Position
(LOPP)/Flaw in Losing Party’s Position
(FLOPP):
State first the submission/argument of the
party whose view on this issue the court
does not accept.
Then state why the court does not accept
that view
Heading for 2 issue (if any), followed
nd
by LOPP/FLOPP analysis (as above).
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