Course focus

17th Annual Planning Law Conference

Date:
06 December 2010
Venue:
Royal College of Surgeons, London
CPD:
5.0

Training programmes

Advanced Advocacy

This course is suitable both for the experienced advocate in the Magistrates Court, and the less experienced advocate who wishes to develop confidence in undertaking contested trials

  • How good an advocate are you?
  • How do your prepare for trial?
  • Are you comfortable with cross examination, or do you just muddle through?
  • Even with your experience you may never have used a skills training session
    to assess how good you really are.

The day is spent on a case study:

  • Preparing for trial
  • Using the short Opening Address effectively
  • Examination in chief
  • Cross examination

Each participant will have the opportunity:

  • To practice in all these areas
  • To be assessed by the tutor,and coached as necessary
  • To discuss techniques and ideas with colleagues

Course Objectives

By the end of the session participants will:

  • Be better able to plan and prepare for a trial and understand the importance of doing so
  • Be able to select the most effective strategy and tactics
  • Be able to set and agree realistic outcomes for cross examination
  • Understand and be willing to use different questioning styles to suit the circumstances
  • Have assessed their own capability as trial advocates
  • Understand what may be required to improve in the future 

" A very enjoyable & informative day with an excellent tutor. A real confidence booster" - "I got a lot of useful tips in a very user friendly manner to make me a better advocate "

Andy Eaton, Rother District Council - Rashmi Chopra, City of London Corporation

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