Winning Advocacy Techniques
Issues covered include: Persuasive Written Advocacy, Cross Examination, Urgent Applications
Description
Advocacy is a fine art, and like any great artist you must perfect the craft and technique in order to succeed. Don’t miss the opportunity to spend the afternoon with seasoned advocates as they share their experience with persuasive strategies to improve your results inside and outside the courtroom.
Attend and earn 3 CPD Points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
Chair: John Fiocco, Barrister, Fourth Floor Chambers
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Persuasive Written Advocacy: Tips to Adopt, Traps to Avoid
- The purpose of written submissions
- The writing process
- How to best structure written submissions
- Tips for writing persuasively
Presented by Jonathon Slack-Smith, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Mastering the Art of Cross Examination
- Evaluating your preparation and cross-examination techniques: questions to ask the witnesses and how to discredit the witness
- Less is more: avoiding unnecessary cross-examination and re-examination
- Identifying and leveraging cross-examination inconsistencies
- Controlling the witness to elicit the appropriate response
- Revaluating your approach
Presented by Sharon Auburn, Barrister, Albert Wolff Chambers
4.00pm to 4.15pm: Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Preparing and Appearing at Urgent Applications
- Assessing urgency and determining when to approach the court
- Effect of delay
- Proceeding ex parte or inter partes
- Notifying the other side
- Preparing the necessary documents
- Tailoring the evidence according to the facts and the time available
- Presenting the facts and the documents
- Assisting the court
- Duties of disclosure during the hearing
Presented by Stuart Shepherd, Barrister, Murray Chambers
Venue
Mercure Perth
Level 1, 10 Irwin St
Perth 6000
WA
Australia