Have you ever been in a Court facing a judge and no matter how good you had prepared yourself you simply couldn’t get it across? Well, in 1985 I was before this judge and discovered that what I wanted to say wasn’t going to be said because the judge simply couldn’t bother to allow me to say anything. So, I designed a document titled “address to the court”. At the next hearing I simply filed the document “ADDRESS TO THE COURT”, which did set out all relevant legal issues, CASE LAW, AUTHORITIES, etc, and the judge adjourned the case to be able to read the document! I found a way to get my material attended to without needing to read it all out.
In November 2003 I publish a book;

INSPECTOR-RIKATI® & ADDRESS TO THE COURT
A book on CD, making litigation a more level playing field
ISBN 0-9580569-7-8 (After 1-1-2007; ISBN 978-0-9580569-7-7
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Since 1985 the document “ADDRESS TO THE COURT” has been used in all levels of Courts, including the High Court of Australia, in both civil and criminal matters.
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In fact, I succeeded in my appeals on 19 July 2006 using the ADDRESS TO THE COURT as to why constitutionally I did not have to vote in federal elections.
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My blog at http://au.360.yahoo.com/profile-ijpxwMQ4dbXm0BMADq1lv8AYHknTV_QH and my website at http://www.schorel-hlavka.com.also addresses some of these matters.
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The benefit of using an ADDRESS TO THE COURT is that the Defendant/Applicant, etc, even if not speaking fluently English can avoid this problem by having it all in written format. Also, the ADDRESS TO THE COURT can be prepared by someone else who might have a considerable knowledge about legal matters but may not be able to appear in Court.
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As an Attorney (not a lawyer) I do at times assist people in preparing their ADDRESS TO THE COURT, and this is acknowledged in the document. But, when a person facing a criminal charge facing up to 10 years imprisonment, having charges dismissed by using the ADDRESS TO THE COURT this may underline how powerful this can be.