Outer Temple barristers to deliver Advanced Advocacy Skills training at the DIFC Academy of Law in Dubai

Six members of Outer Temple Chambers will visit Dubai in September and October to deliver the ‘Advanced Advocacy Skills’ training of the DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2024 at the DIFC Academy.

The DIFC Academy have invited Outer Temple Chambers to deliver the Advanced Advocacy Skills course as part of their DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2024. This course will be presented by six KCs and barristers of Outer Temple Chambers in association with the DIFC Courts. 

This comprehensive training explores the application of traditional advocacy skills to activities routinely performed by lawyers. There will be series of both unassessed and assessed advocacy exercises. These exercises take the form of mock hearings covering submissions (written and oral), witness handling and general advocacy tips. They serve as useful refreshers for courtroom skills.

Trial Advocacy & Witness Handling

James Counsell KC and Michael Uberoi will be delivering Advanced Advocacy 1 on 30 September and 1 October 2024. This unit will cover trial advocacy and witness handling and examination including a practical training workshop and advocacy exercises/mock trials.

Oral Submissions & Appeal Advocacy

John McKendrick KC and Nicholas Hill will deliver Advanced Advocacy 2 on 14 and 15 October 2024. This unit will focus on oral submissions and appeal advocacy, including a presentation, practical workshop and mock hearings.

Appeal Advocacy

Jonathan Hand KC and Peter Linstead will deliver Advanced Advocacy 3 on 21 and 22 October 2024. This unit will focus on appeal advocacy and include an advocacy assessment exercise. There will be a presentation and workshop on grounds of appeal, a presentation and workshop on oral submissions and advocacy assessment exercises.

Registration

For more information and to register for the course, click here.

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James Counsell KC is widely recognised in the fields of Financial Services, Professional Negligence, Regulatory and Disciplinary and Personal Injury claims, both in the UK and abroad.

James is a Head of Chambers. He acts for defendants in contempt proceedings in the Business and Property Courts, brought against individuals for alleged breaches of freezing and disclosure orders and for claimants and financial institutions in mis-selling claims and other regulatory breaches.  He represents litigants in the UK and also in the Middle East with ongoing clients in the DIFC Courts in Dubai. He has appeared in a number of high profile cases in recent years, all the way to the Supreme Court.

To find out more about James, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)207 427 4907.

Michael Uberoi practises in Commercial and Regulatory Litigation, with a particular focus upon pensions and financial services. He is recommended as a Leading Junior by the legal directories in both Pensions and Financial Services. Michael has previously undertaken a secondment to the Financial Conduct Authority and has appeared in the High Court and Court of Appeal. Ongoing matters involve the Pensions Regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Pension Protection Fund, and Lloyd’s of London.

To find out more, contact Matt Sale on +44 (0)20 7427 4910.

John McKendrick KC practises in Public Law and Commercial Law. After taking silk in his late thirties, he has led teams before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, the Queen’s Bench Division, Chancery Division, Family Division, the Commercial Court, the Court of Protection, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, the Privy Council, the Scottish courts and in many arbitrations. The hallmark of his written and oral advocacy is precision and clarity, making the complicated straightforward. He provides his clients with pragmatic, commercially orientated advice. Over the course of his practice he has led in over 100 reported cases and in six cases that have been litigated before the Supreme Court.

To find out more about John, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)20 7427 4907.

Nicholas Hill has a substantial pensions law, commercial disputes and professional negligence practice. He is ranked as a Leading Junior in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Nick’s commercial experience covers domestic and international matters including acting led and unled in the courts and in arbitration proceedings. The directories recommend Nick for his client care, for his advocacy, for developing new arguments, and for finding solutions; he is described as being “second to none”.

To find out more about Nicholas, contact Matt Sale on +44 (0)207 427 4910.

Jonathan Hand KC specialises in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury work. He has wide-ranging experience across both these fields, and acts for a mix of claimant and defendant clients. He has extensive experience of multi-party litigation, having acted in the claims arising out of the misdiagnosis and mistreatment of epilepsy at Leicester Royal Infirmary. He was closely involved in the successful ADR process devised to manage the several hundred claims which were brought. He is a judge in the Mental Health Tribunal.

To find out more about Jonathan, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)207 427 4907.

Peter Linstead specialises in employment and commercial disputes including both UK and international matters. He has particular experience in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) courts and was recently involved in drafting aspects of DIFC primary legislation. He is ranked in the directories as “leading junior” in both UK Employment Law and Commercial Law in the  EMEA region. He also advises in the Isle of Man jurisdiction

To find out more about Peter contact Nicholas Levett on +44 (0)20 7427 4908.

News 28 Sep, 2024