Donata Szabo Points to consider What is advocacy Advocatus Who are advocates What is the difference between a solicitor and a barrister What do think are the ingredients of good advocacy ID: 616638
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Introduction to Advocacy
Donata
SzaboSlide2
Points to consider
What is advocacy?
“
Advocatus
”
Who are advocates?
What is the difference between a solicitor and a barrister?
What do think are the ingredients of good advocacy?
Have you ever done advocacy?
Let’s see an example.
Plea
in mitigation
:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
9GqXCn12B0Y
Discuss what you saw: what do you think was good and bad?Slide3
Different Courts in the UK
Magistrates’ Court
Crown
court
Crown
Court intro: https
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZYvv_s5R-
s
Tribunals (e.g. SEND, Immigration, Employment, etc.)
County Court
High Court
Court of Appeal (Civil and Criminal Divisions)
Supreme Court
How to address a judge
Magistrates’ Court
: Sir/Madam
Crown Court/High Court/County Court:
Your
Honour
(or Master/Mistress)
High Court/Court of Appeal/Supreme Court:
Your Lordship/Ladyship/My Lord/LadySlide4
Key phrases
“in my respectful submission”
“I would submit”
“with all due respect to your Lordship’s/Ladyship’s view…”
“unless I could be of further assistance
”
“I’m grateful for this indication”
Use of Civil Procedure Rules and Blackstone’s Criminal PracticeSlide5
Case analysis
What is case analysis?
Why do you have to do it?
Ingredients:
What is the case about? (i.e. here – what offence?)
Key Facts
G
ood facts
Bad facts
Previous criminal history
Personal circumstances
Sentencing guidelinesSlide6
Plea in mitigation
Introductory matters (introduce yourself, your client, what you want)
Introduce the theme/main points
Explanations to aggravating features
Highlight and address mitigating features of the offence
Identify mitigating factors arising from defendant’s previous history
Explain mitigation based on defendant’s personal circumstances
Summarise
your points
Request an appropriate sentenceSlide7
Now, try it yourself!