Opening & Closing Speeches in the Crown Court - A Guide for Advocates

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

This webinar was recorded on 22nd March 2022