Course description
Jury speeches are a vital part of a defence advocate’s practice but it can be one of the most difficult areas for improvement.
Joe Stone KC presents this succinct and informative webinar which will provide Crown Court advocates with an indispensable guide to making persuasive and impactful opening and closing defence speeches to the jury.
It will give insight on how to improve performance, how to encourage jury attention on core issues, avoiding the errors often made by defence advocates in jury speeches, the case law on what you can and cannot say with reference to the current Bar Code of Conduct, Civil Procedure Rules and the ethical issues.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
This webinar will provide Crown Court advocates with an indispensable guide on how to make persuasive and impactful opening and closing defence speeches to the jury.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- How to improve performance
- How to encourage jury attention on core issues
- Errors made by defence advocates in jury speeches and how to avoid them
- Case law on what you can/cannot say with reference to the current Bar Code of Conduct
- CPR
- Ethical guidance
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