Yudistra Darma Dorai
Advocate & Solicitor at Raj, Ong & Yudistra
My tips to be good in court (not seriously good, just good):
- Guys: always shave.
- Ladies: real men don’t shave.
- Get a good night’s sleep before a trial.
- Forget sleep. Get up early and get to court on time.
- But, no really, get a good night’s sleep.
- Preparation is the best form of advocacy.
- Sometimes, leaving a blank space is good advocacy. (Think about this one).
- Listen to music before a hearing. Here’s some of my court songs:
- He’s a pirate (theme from Pirates of the Carribean).
- Authority Song, John Mellencamp.
- Beethoven’s 7th symphony, 4th movement.
- I fought the law, The Clash.
- Dvorak’s 9th symphony, 4th movement.
- Trouble, Elvis (Presley, that is).
- Not pissing off the judge usually helps.
- Be nice to your opponent. It’s your client’s fight, not yours.
- Listen – to the judge, to the witness, to your opponent.
- Watch U. Sashiraj in court whenever you can (that’s the Raj in Raj, Ong & Yudistra by the way). This may also help with the sleeping bit.