%% This skeleton argument template is © Jacob Head 2007.%%
%% Permission is granted to use this template for any purpose
%% provided that this comment is retained.

%% Do get in touch if find it useful (or if you find it unhelpful
%% and have some suggestions!). Contact details can be found at:
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\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}

%%% Begin Format Changes %%%

	%% Number Individual Paragraphs %%
\newcounter{Submission}
\addtocounter{Submission}{1}

	%% Modify Format of Section Headings so in Small Caps and Underlined %%
\makeatletter
\renewcommand\section{\@startsection {section}{1}{\z@}%
	{-3.5ex \@plus -1ex \@minus -.2ex}%
	{2.3ex \@plus.2ex}%
	{\normalfont\large\scshape\underline}}
\renewcommand\subsection{\@startsection {subsection}{1}{\z@}%
	{-3.5ex \@plus -1ex \@minus -.2ex}%
	{2.3ex \@plus.2ex}%
	{\normalfont\normalsize\scshape\underline}}
\makeatother

%%% End Format Changes %%%

%%% Begin New Commands %%%

	%% Name of the Cour t%%
\newcommand{\court}[1]{
	\newcommand{\CourtForHeader}{
		\begin{large}
		\textsc{\underline{In The #1}}
		\end{large}
	}
}

	%% Name of the Appellant %%
\newcommand{\appellant}[1]{
	\newcommand{\AppellantForHeader}{
		\begin{large}
		\begin{center}
		\textsc{\underline{#1}}
		\end{center}
		\end{large}
	}
}

	%% Name of the Respondent %%
\newcommand{\respondant}[1]{
	\newcommand{\RespondantForHeader}{
		\begin{large}
		\begin{center}
		\textsc{\underline{#1}}
		\end{center}
		\end{large}
	}
}

	%% Title of the Document %%
\renewcommand{\title}[2]{
	\newcommand{\TitleForHeader}{
		\begin{large}
		\begin{center}
		\begin{tabular}{c}
		\hline \textsc{#1} \\ 
		\textsc{#2} \\
		\hline
		\end{tabular} 
		\end{center}
		\end{large}
	}
}

	%% Status of the Appellant %%
\newcommand{\appellantstatus}[1]{
	\newcommand{\AppellantStatusForHeader}{
		\underline{#1}
	}
}

	%% Status of the Respondent %%
\newcommand{\respondentstatus}[1]{
	\newcommand{\RespondentStatusForHeader}{
		\underline{#1}
	}
}

	%% Submissions %%
\newcommand{\submission}[1]{
\noindent \arabic{Submission} \stepcounter{Submission} #1 
}

%%% End Commands %%%


%%% Begin New Environment %%%
\newenvironment{skeletonargument}[3]{
	%%Store Arguments for Use in Footer%%
	\newcommand{\SeniorFooter}{#1}
	\newcommand{\JuniorFooter}{#2}
	\newcommand{\DateFooter}{#3}
	%%Header%%
	\noindent\CourtForHeader
	\bigskip \\
	%% “Between” should have wide tracking so it appears as "B E T W E E N:"	
	%% The following is a workaround (ideally it would be changed with
	%% FontInst’s letterspace function
	\textsc{ B e t w e e n:}
	\AppellantForHeader
	\begin{flushright}\AppellantStatusForHeader\end{flushright}
	\begin{center}
	\textit{—and—}
	%% The following vspace can be changed to ensure good vertical alignment
	%% of the parties’ names%%
	\vspace{12pt} 
	\end{center}
	\RespondantForHeader
	\begin{flushright}\RespondentStatusForHeader\end{flushright}
	\TitleForHeader
}{
	%% The next line is workaround to avoid having an extra slash at the end
	%% of the skeletonargument environment

	$\;\;\;$

	\\
	\begin{flushright}\textsc{\SeniorFooter}\end{flushright}

	\textit{\DateFooter} \hfill \textsc{\JuniorFooter}

}
%%% End Environment %%%

%%% User-defined Variables %%%
	%% All variables are required %%	
	\court{High Court Of Chivalry}
	\appellant{Manchester Corporation}
	\respondant{Manchester Palace of Varieties Ltd.}
	\appellantstatus{Plaintiff} %% Or Claimant, Complainant, Pursuer &c.
	\respondentstatus{Defendant} %% Or Defendant, Defender &c.
	%%% Title is in two parts (i.e. what it is and for which party) %%%
	\title{Skeleton Argument}{For the Plaintiff}
%%% End Variables %%%

%%% Start Document %%%

\begin{document}

%% There are three required variables for the skeleton argument environment: 
%% Senior Counsel, Junior Counsel, and the date of the argument
\begin{skeletonargument}{G. D. Squibb}{U. N. Known Jnr.}{21st December 1955}

\section*{Introduction}
\submission{\textit{Historical Note:} This case (\textit{Manchester Corporation v Manchester Palace of Varieties Ltd} [1955] 1 All ER 387) was the most recent case for which the British High Court of Chivalry was convened (and the first time it had been convened in about 200 years).}

\section*{Submissions}

\subsection*{Primary Submission:— Jurisdiction of the Court.}

\submission{Submissions are numbered continually throughout the argument.}

\submission{Type submissions within submission sections (i.e. $\backslash$submission\{like this\}).}


\subsection*{Secondary Submission}

\submission{Quotations are also possible:}

\begin{quote}
\textit{“… the Court [of Chivalry] has an absolute jurisdiction, by prescription, in matters of honour, pedigree, descent, and coat armour.”} [Comyn's Digest, tit Courts, E2]
\end{quote}

\section*{Conclusion}


\submission{In order to avoid the necessity of adding an extra slash before closing the skeletonarguement environment (so that the signatures do not collide with the text), a workaround has been used. However, this may produce an \textit{underfull hbox} error. }



\end{skeletonargument}
\end{document}