Advocacy Essentials
Issues covered include: Practical advice for young advocates, challenges, preparation, applications under pressure, cross examination
Description
Just starting out or needing a refresher? Wishing your advocacy = win after win after win for you and your clients? If you want to stay ahead of your peers, then you can’t miss this opportunity to obtain useful tips, techniques and guidance from success in court from our experienced speaking panel.
Attend and earn 4 CPD hours in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
This seminar was recorded in WA on 18 September 2019
Chair: Chris Shanahan SC, Murray Chambers
9.00am to 10.00am: Practical Advice for Young Advocates
- The types of matters where you might be required to appear
- Trials in the Magistrates Court
- Managing witnesses
- Engaging the Bench
Presented by Ann Spencer, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
10.00am to 11.00am: The Advocate’s Challenge: Prepared, Persuasive and Pithy
- The importance of full preparation
- The importance of a written outline of submissions
- How to deal with your opponent and your opponent’s case
- The calm and low key approach
- Succinct presentation
Prepared by Carolyn Moss, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: How to Prepare and Argue Applications Under Pressure
- Identifying the court’s objectives in granting the remedy
- Matching the client’s needs with the courts expectation
- Getting on top of the facts quickly and dealing with the issues of sufficient disclosure
- Executing the court’s process under pressure
Presented by Dirk Feinauer, Director, Feinauer Lawyers
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Cross Examination for Success
- Purposes of cross-examination
- Leading questions
- Technique
- Methods of discrediting a witness and the finality rule
- Particular issues with expert witnesses, for and against you
- Re-examination
Presented by Jessica Henderson, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
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.