Justice Marhsall Rothstein on Advocacy in IP Litigation in the Supreme Court of Canada

Here's a remarkable recent talk by Justice Rothstein on Advocacy in IP Litigation in the Supreme Court of Canada. Among other things, he provides frank, wise,and often witty remarks on:

• leave applications, including the recent rare example of oral argument in the Eli Lilly case
• the use of a "glossary" in factums
• the dangers of using disrespectful rhetoric
• the relative importance of written arguments and some very good tips on how to write them
• the recent development of a conference amongst the judges 15 minutes before the hearing
• the recent changes in intervener factum lengths and time limits
• some insights into split decisions
• the role of precedent
• some interesting comments on some specific recent SCC cases and issues

This is a "must" for all law students and even experienced appellate counsel.

Thanks to IP Osgoode for this.

HPK