CPD 1.5 hours
PEAT Outcome - Relevant legal knowledge
OBJECTIVES
This webinar will cover:
- Before the Hearing (initial meeting with client, legal aid, opening a file, obtaining papers etc)
- Arriving at the Hearing Centre (what to expect when you get to the hearing centre and things you should consider doing before hearing commences)
- At the Hearing (introductions, notifications, raising preliminary points etc)
- Setting out the client’s position (tips for doing this effectively)
- Decision (how this is delivered)
- After the Hearing (confirming decision with client and advising briefly re appealrights etc)
- Pre-hearing checklist
DELEGATES
This Zoom webinar will be of interest to trainee solicitors, newly qualified solicitors, and anyone seeking a comprehensive refresher on key legal topics.
SPEAKER
Annie Lace, Solicitor, CLAO
The Civil Legal Assistance Office "CLAO" is a network of four offices in Scotland that helps people with specific civil legal problems. The offices cover Edinburgh and Lothian, Highlands and Islands, Argyll and Bute, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Annie Lace is a solicitor working with the Civil Legal Assistance Office in Aberdeen. She completed her traineeship with the Civil Legal Assistance Office in May 2023. Annie's interests lie in the field of child protection law, and she regularly attends children’s hearings and primarily represent parents. Her office also deals with housing-relating issues such as homelessness, evictions and mortgage repossession cases.
