The Liver Building

Civil evidence and witness statements (online)

Details

Speaker: Mike Winston

Date: Friday 14th March, 2025

Time: 09:30 - 12:30

Areas of Law: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury

Competencies: A2, A4, A5, B1, B4, B5, B7, C1

Venue:
Online

Course Code: S4887

Description

Understanding how to use evidence to prove things in the civil courts is an essential skill for all litigators.  Being able to gather, collate and structure all types of evidence for use in a civil case in a CPR-compliant manner is often the difference between winning and losing when the matter proceeds to trial.

This highly-practical online course will cover in detail:

  • case and issue analysis
  • understanding different types of evidence
  • using/avoiding hearsay
  • using objects or documents
  • the civil evidence act checklist
  • proofing witnesses
  • questioning techniques
  • listening techniques
  • using the witness’s own words
  • proving things using witness statements
  • what to include / what not to include in a witness statement
  • the requirements of CPR 32
  • witness evidence in the Business and Property Courts
  • relief from sanctions when things go wrong

Who should attend? – Solicitors, barristers, CILEx lawyers and all civil litigators from both claimant and defendant perspectives.

Can’t make the date/time or need to revisit the training? No problem, booking onto this event means you will receive a link to access a recording of the event at your leisure! The link will be sent within approx 72hrs of live broadcast & be available for approx. 3 months, to view as many times as you wish.

Speaker Biographies

Mike Winston is a solicitor-advocate (all courts), a legal trainer and a director of Prolog (Compliance) Ltd. He has over 25 years’ experience as a litigator and advocate and has handled a wide variety of matters from simple debt actions up to multi-million pound disputes and injury claims of the utmost severity (brain injuries, spinal injuries and amputations).  He is an experienced and award-winning legal trainer.

Prices

Member £110
Non-member £155
Training Passport Free
Note: 20% VAT added at checkout