With more pressure on lawyers to do their own advocacy in family courts, it is necessary to become more confident and able in doing so. This course will equip you with essential tips in being able to conducting advocacy in all aspects of injunction/personal protection cases, private and public children. This will range from the initial hearings, directions hearings, case management hearings, interim hearings, contested hearings and final hearings. There will also be advice surrounding covering Family Law Act applications for non – molestation orders and occupation orders, both ‘without notice’ and ‘return date’ hearings.
It will enable you to go through a series of hypothetical scenarios in this area. You will have the opportunity to read some documentation in advance of the course, so as to assist you with the scenarios that will be considered on the course and which will be typical of those faced in practice.
This course will be of assistance to those lawyers acting for parents, children, extended family members and local authorities.
The topics covered will include amongst others, the following:
- Understand good advocacy skills
- Become more confident
- Effective preparation
- Advocacy at Family Law Act applications for non – molestation orders and occupation orders.
- Advocacy in Private and Public Children Law Cases
- Calling ‘Live’ Evidence
- Making good opening and closing speeches/submissions.
- Carry out effective examination-in-chief and cross-examination
- Emergency Hearings
- Contested Hearings
- Case Management Hearings
- Fact Finding Hearings
The course will be of benefit to those delegates who seek to get an understanding of this area of law. Attendees who will benefit from this course include Barristers, Solicitors, Chartered Legal Executives, Local Authority Representatives as well as Trainees and Support Staff, all of whom will gain valuable insights.
Course level: Intermediate
*Multi Delegate Discount Offer for Members* Pay member rate for 1st delegate, then £99 for 2nd & only £49 for all other delegates (+vat)
Booking total will show full price but invoice will be discounted. Multi delegate discounts cannot be used in conjunction with the Training Passport