英语模拟法庭口头陈述常用语

英语模拟法庭口头陈述常用语
模拟法庭口头陈述常用语
Address:
Judge(s): Your Excellency (Your Excellencies)
Team member on the same side: my (learned) colleague / coagent
Team member on the opposite side: my learned friend
Appearance (for the first speaker):
May it please the Court. My name is ________. Today I appear with my coagent / colleague _______, on behalf of / representing the Applicant / Respondent ________.
The Applicant / Respondent has ____ submissions before the Court. (introduce each submissions briefly) I will address / deal with submission __ and __ for __ minutes, and my coagent / colleague will deal with / address submission __ and __ for __ minutes. We reserve __ minutes for rebuttal / surrebuttal.
With the Court’s permission, I would like to begin with our first submission that ______.
Opening (for the second speaker):
May is please the Court. My name is______. I will address / deal with submission __, (+key words of the submission) and __, (+key words of the submission)
Structure of one section / subsection:
This submission is based on ___ grounds. (introduce each ground briefly) / The legal basis of this submission is _____.
If I may (first of all) direct your attention to ...
Now I would l ike to turn to …
Furthermore / Moreover / In addition, …
Finally / Lastly …
Between two submissions or two sections / subsections within one submission: With the Court’s permission / If your Excellencies have no further questions, I will turn to / move on to ______
Ending (for the first speaker):
With the Court’s permission / If your Excellencies have no further questions, I would like to give floor to my learned coagent / colleague ______ to go on / proceed our ____ submissions.
Ending (for the second speaker):
The Applicant / Respondent respectfully request the Court to consider the abovementioned submissions. (optional: briefly mention each submission again)
If your Excellencies have no further questions, that concludes our submission.
Answering a question:
Thank you, your Excellency.
Sorry your Excellency, I cannot further assist you on this question.
Time out:
I am aware that I am running out of time. I would like to request (30 seconds or 1 minute) to conclude my submission.。