Advanced Criminal Trial Practice from the Experts
Join a panel of exceptional advocates as they guide you through crucial areas of the criminal trial process. Gain valuable insights and strategies on dealing with protracted trials and how to navigate jury trials from a defence perspective, explore preparation for cross examination, and obtain tips for persuasive advocacy. This is your chance to ask questions, learn the tips and tricks and make sure you have your ‘A’ game ready for your next court appearance. 223W06
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
This program is based on WA legislation
Chair: Cassandra Andrews, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm Managing Jury Trials from a Defence Perspective
This presentation is a must for any solicitor or counsel about to engage in a difficult or protracted judge-alone, jury, or Magistrates’ Court trial. The days of the one-day trial are all but over. And trials, especially jury trials, are becoming increasingly complex. How to deal with the ongoing exigencies of longer trials in the modern era is an art in itself.
Join us as Tom Percy KC shares with you his secrets on matters such as:
- Pre-trial preparation for the extended trial
- Transcript management during the trial
- Proofing and scheduling lay witnesses and experts
- Preparing the final address as the case progresses
- Identifying issues for the judge’s charge to the jury
- Managing your other work and personal life during a long trial
Presented by Tom Percy KC, Albert Wolff Chambers
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
3.00pm to 3.30pm A Practical Guide to Preparation for Cross-Examination
- The most basic (and most important) rules of cross-examination
- Identifying witness topics
- Preparing chapters of cross-examination
- Preparing sequences of cross-examination
- Establishing control over a witness
- Prior inconsistent statements
- Constructive cross-examination
- Cross-examination on documents
Presented by William Boucaut KC
3.30pm to 4.00pm Judicial Bullying
Insights from interstate
Presented by Tom Percy KC and William Boucaut KC
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm Tips for Persuasive Advocacy
- Dealing will all aspects of advocacy
- Difference in style and substance between:
- Appeal advocacy
- Jury trials
- Magistrates court
- The art of persuasion
- The importance of developing your own style of advocacy
Presented by Mark Trowell KC, Albert Wolff Chambers
Presenters
Cassandra Andrews
Cassandra is an experienced and qualified legal practitioner who having practiced in top-tier international and national firms, is highly proficient at providing advice to various large domestic and international groups, advising on high quantum, highly contentious, large, multi-party commercial, insurance and construction matters. In addition to her experience in construction and commercial litigation matters, Cassandra is also experienced in Contractual Disputes, Civil Litigation, Tortious claims and Negligence matters. Cassandra maintains a general practice at Francis Burt Chambers drawing on her diverse experience including time spent at a boutique firm where she was the senior solicitor practicing in areas such as Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Family Law and Succession/ Estates.
Tom Percy KC
Tom Percy KC was admitted to practice in 1978 after graduating from UWA. He was elected to the WA Bar Association in 1984 and took silk in 1997. He practices primarily in the area of Criminal trials and appeals. He is a former National Director and State President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance. He won the WA Civil Justice Award in 2006, The WA Law Society Community Service Award in 2007 and the WA Lawyer of the Year award in 2013. He is currently Head of Chambers at Albert Wolff Chambers in Perth.
Mark Trowell
Mark Trowell joined the independent Bar in Western Australia in 1989 after having been admitted to practice eight years earlier. He was appointed King's Counsel in 2000. He, together with Tom Percy KC, founded Albert Wolff Chambers. Despite some time in commercial and common law, he was ultimately attracted to the challenge of the criminal law and has since practiced exclusively in that jurisdiction. He has for the most part acted as defence counsel not only in WA, but also NSW, and from time to time also prosecutes for the DPP (WA).
Venue
Parmelia Hilton
Level 1, Meeting Room, 14 Mill Street
Perth 6000
WA
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - The Esplanade Station
Bus Interchange - St Georges Terrace Cloisters Green
Parking information
Parmilia Hilton - Valet Parking only - Click here to view rates.
Convention Centre - 100 metres from Parmelia Hilton. Click here to view rates.