Name: Crown Court Advocacy
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Crown Court Advocacy

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Description

During this course Solicitor-Advocate Darren Flick will use hypothetical scenarios to encourage viewers to think about what they would and should do in practice and will offer guidance on how to deal with tricky situations such as obtaining instructions late and last minute defence witnesses.

This course will consider each of the following topics/scenarios in turn:

Preliminary Hearing / PCMH
Early guilty plea scheme and what if any negotiations should you have with the prosecutor?
Crown Court Trial

The Process
Engaging with the jury
Closing Speeches

Make your speech return the verdict you want; Guidance on how long your speech should be and what should be included – Examples provided

Plea in Mitigation

Examples of the mitigation you can offer and how to prepare and structure your delivery

Key advice you should always provide the client
Witness requirements
Sentencing Guidelines

What you'll learn

On completion of this course you will:
- Have the ability to project confidence, even if you don’t feel it.
- Know what types of cases you should undertake in order to get your crown court career of to a good start.
- Feel confident when addressing the Judge before whom you appear e.g. Circuit Judge, Recorder, High Court Judge, the Judge’s clerk and your opponent.
- Know what papers you are entitled to from the prosecution on first listings and when to address the Judge regarding the insufficiency of the information provided.
- Know how to request an adjournment and preserve your client’s credit.
- Be familiar with the forms required at plea and case management hearings and how to complete them.
- Be able to make the prosecution’s opening work to your advantage.
- Be aware of the issues surrounding early guilty pleas and the dangers of a client who wants to ‘get it over and done with’.
- Know how to avoiding a Newton Hearing at all costs.
- Be able to successfully argue to keep an offence within the lowest category possible.

Requirements

Watch 1 hour recorded webinar
This course provides one CPD point.

Who is the target audience?

The general rule when acting in Crown Court cases is ‘don’t get involved in a case where the client’s sentence could be more than your years of call.’
As such, this course is essential for practitioners within the first 12 months exercising their Higher Rights of Audience and will also benefit more experienced advocates who wish to refresh their knowledge of crown court procedure, and the skills required in order to practice effectively within this environment.

Course Content

Recorded Webinars

Webinar - Crown Court Advocacy

01:02:30

MP4 written and recorded by Darren Flick (1 CPD point)

Documentation

Slides - Crown Court Advocacy

22 Pages

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Darren Flick

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Darren qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and gained the Higher Rights of Audience in 2007. Darren is also a qualified duty solicitor and frequently represents clients in both Police Stations and Magistrates Courts.

Darren has a wealth of advocacy experience in the Magistrates, Crown Court and County Court and regularly delivers training in this area. Darren is also the director of Darton Law Ltd. which specialises in criminal law.

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