Honing and Developing Advocacy Skills for Court Practitioners Recording

CPD 1 hours

PEAT Outcome - Relevant legal knowledge

OBJECTIVES

Join us for an insightful and practical Zoom webinar designed to sharpen your advocacy skills and enhance your effectiveness in court. Whether you're at the beginning of your legal career or an experienced practitioner seeking a refresher, this session will offer valuable tools and techniques to elevate your courtroom performance.

The webinar will focus on:

What are the different types of skills involved in good advocacy and, importantly, what are the core aspects or ‘pillars’ of advocacy? John will also look at effective techniques for (i) examination in chief and (ii) cross-examination.

PARTICIPANTS

This Zoom webinar is aimed at trainees, newly qualified solicitors and any experienced solicitors looking to update their advocacy skills.

SPEAKER

The speaker John Brannigan, Advocate, Black Chambers.

John graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2011 with a First Class Honours Degree (LL.B) in Scots Law and Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Practice in 2012. He called to the Bar in 2021 and quickly developed a very busy practice.

Since that time John has appeared in complex and high profile cases including the televised documentary ‘Murder Trial: The Killing of Dr Brenda Paige’ as well as defending in the high profile Emma Caldwell murder trial.

John also represented an appellant in the Post Office proceedings and is regularly instructed to argue difficult appeal cases in the Sheriff Appeal Court and High Court of Appeal.