Lynne Watt on Legal Argument

how to create and deliver a persuasive legal argument

Lynne Watt is a partner practising in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office. Her areas of expertise are commercial litigation, copyright (in particular, the certification of tariffs under the Copyright Act and copyright infringement claims), and appellate advocacy. Her full biography appears here.

​​In the inaugural interview of the Chat With Lawyers series of podcasts, Lynne discusses how to create and deliver a persuasive legal argument. Legal argument is not just a summary of what the Court or Tribunal has heard. Counsel should use the opportunity to persuade.  Earlier Substack posts, starting here, presented the techniques for effective arguments. Of course, the techniques work for any oral argument, but also for written advocacy and even for opinions and briefs.

To access all fifty podcast interviews, visit Chatwithlawyers.ca.