Criminal Advocacy - Bail & Mitigation

Course level

Intermediate

Delegates

This course will be of immense benefit to anyone involved, or about to become involved, in the advocacy surrounding bail, remands in custody and mitigation.

Overview

Our advocacy skills are under the spotlight at the moment and it might therefore be beneficial to consider an ‘advocacy refresher’ course this year. You might think there's very little to be learned in the areas of bail and mitigation but read on and see whether or not you think you just might be a better advocate at the end of it.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Make representations in the youth court for either bail or a remand into the new ‘youth detention accommodation’ under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2020.
• Make representations in the adult court for either bail or a remand into custody and understand the exceptions and when they apply (and the new ‘no significant risk of custody test) as set out in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2020.
• Utilise case law in the area of bail over recent months effectively when applying for bail (the Brent Justices case being a classic example in point).
• Structure your bail application or application for a remand into custody
• Explain the latest Magistrates’ Court sentencing guidelines and use them effectively as an advocate when making a plea in mitigation.
• Utilise a pre-sentence report effectively
• Structure your plea in mitigation.
• Address the court on how today's sentencing court should review the comments made by the last court when it adjourned the case – the Principle of Legitimate Expectation.
• Display confidence when asking for a particular sentence
• Explain in clear and simple terms to a defendant the sentence that has just been imposed and what it might mean in terms of ‘licence’, ‘breach’, ‘at risk of return’– it's ‘all change’ under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2020.



"A CPD certificate of completion will be provided by BPP Professional Education Limited upon request, following attendance."




Course Dates

Location	Dates	Time	Availability
Manchester	28 Aug 2020	9:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Spaces
Manchester	02 Oct 2020	9:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Spaces
Birmingham	03 Oct 2020	9:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Spaces
London	17 Nov 2020	9:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Spaces
Leeds	01 Dec 2020	9:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Spaces

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