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 online 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
- Directions Hearings
- Case Management Hearings
- Fact Finding Hearings
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Assistance in being aware of the steps to conducting you own advocacy
Understanding the law and procedure, so as to use during advocacy
To understand key procedural rules relating to advocacy
This course will assist you to improve your confidence and efficiency in carrying out advocacy
Course Level: Intermediate
Can’t make the date/time or need to revisit the training? No problem, booking onto any online or hybrid event means you will receive a link to access a recording of the event at your leisure!