What happens to a dispute after arguments are concluded? Do judges read everything? Do words matter? What about grammar? Do judges render judgments quickly or only after carefully examining the entire record and hundreds of pages to make up their own minds? Or should they depend only on what they have heard in court from counsel? How important are written pleadings and drafting? A high court judge will explore the above questions and consider and explain the realities of judgment writing after a long day of hearings. What do judges look for on the record and in pleadings? How much research is done when insufficient case law is provided by arguing counsels and their facilitators or advocates-on-record? Other members of the panel will examine assumptions about their pleadings, submissions and the risk of unplanned admissions.