You attend the Magistrates Court daily. You have a measure of experience but you want to change up a gear. This course has been designed to assist advocates develop confidence and assurance in the criminal courts.
Emphasis will be placed on preparation of the contested case:
- Case Analysis
- Case Construction
- The Closing Speech
- The Examination of Witnesses
- Practical Application of the Law of Evidence
This is a day for the enhancement of your skills as an advocate, your case construction, and your readiness for trial. Attention will be given, as may be requisite, either, orally, during the day, or, in the course manual, to - Contemporaneous Records and Statements - Hostile Witnesses - Hearsay and S23 to S28 Criminal Justice Act - Submissions - Voire Dire - s76 & s78 PACE - Similar Fact Evidence - Character - Corroboration - The European Perspective.