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Drafting Statements of Case - A Best Practice Guide for Litigators - Learn Live

Length
6 hours
Next course start
2 December, 2024 See details
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom
Length
6 hours
Next course start
2 December, 2024 See details
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom

Course description

Presented by written advocacy expert, Andrew Goodman, this 6 hour virtual classroom session seeks to refresh your technique at drafting Statements of Case and other forms of pleading, and considers the relationship between the case as pleaded, evidence, amendment and costs. Andrew will sharpen the skills required to produce effective writing which is clear, concise, coherent, structured intelligently, and formulated with a view to assisting the judge to solve the problem immediately to hand. The cost consequences of getting things wrong can be disastrous, this session is a timely reminder of litigation skills.

Upcoming start dates

1 start date available

2 December, 2024

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online
  • English

Outcome / Qualification etc.

Following all MBL courses, a certificate of attendance will be provided for those who are required to evidence their CPD activity to a professional body.

Training Course Content

Introduction

This 6 hour virtual classroom session seeks to refresh your technique at drafting Statements of Case and other forms of pleading, and considers the relationship between the case as pleaded, evidence, amendment and costs.

Written advocacy expert, Andrew Goodman addresses the importance of Statements of Case, what the judge really wants from them and practical tips from the Court’s viewpoint.

Aimed at delegates in practice, this intermediate level session will use material from real cases led by senior practitioners, judicial interviews and interactive exercises. The cost consequences of getting things wrong can be disastrous, this session is a timely reminder of litigation skills.

Andrew will sharpen the skills required to produce effective writing which is clear, concise, coherent, structured intelligently, and formulated with a view to assisting the judge to solve the problem immediately to hand.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

  • A reminder on the context in which Statements of Case are required
  • Re-visit their purpose as a matter of procedural law
  • Avoid the pitfalls and consequences of failure to comply with the rules
  • How to develop a style which enables you to produce consistent, high-quality documents
  • Understand the relationship between the pleaded case and the rules of evidence
  • Have confidence in what to and what not to plead

Expenses

From £288
MBL Seminars Limited
C/o Law Business Research
Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn
WC1V 7QT London

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