Description
Criminal Trial Advocacy is a skill that can be learnt. The Bar Council Advocacy Training Committee has been providing this
course to Members of the Bar for more than 10 years now. This course provides an opportunity for any Member of the
Bar not only to understand and enhance their advocacy skills generally, but also to learn specific criminal defence advocacy
skills. One does not have to be a criminal law practitioner to participate in this course. Any Member of the Bar can benefit
from this course. Under the personalised tutelage of two senior lawyers experienced in handling criminal trials, you will be one of the six participants in a court room. You will be asked to do examination-in-chief, cross-examination, and submission in a drug-related case study under the watchful eyes of your trainers.
Your performance will be recorded and the video will be used as a teaching aid to explain areas which can be improved.
There is also a separate component on mitigation where you will be asked to do a plea in mitigation for your clients. You will then be shown ways to improve your level of advocacy in these areas.
It is an intense course but having heard from the previous participants how this course has been rewarding to them, we
can assure you that the knowledge and skill you will learn from this course will enhance your level of competency, not only in advocacy skills in general but particularly in criminal defence advocacy skills. The Advocacy Training Committee is delighted to announce that the courses for June will be conducted physically in the courtrooms in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
Terms and Conditions
Event Policy
Places are limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis.
The registration for this session will close on 5 June 2025 (Thursday), at 12:00 pm.
Participants may elect to perform the roles assigned to them for this course in either Bahasa Malaysia or in English.
For events with registration fees, all payments must be made in advance, including bank charges. Registration will be confirmed once proof of payment is provided by email or fax, and full payment is received.
The organiser reserves the right to modify, cancel or postpone the event, should circumstances arise that make such action necessary, whereupon all registration fees paid will be refunded.
Should you have any enquiries, please send an email to cpd.events@malaysianbar.org.my.
Cancellation
Cancellations must be made in writing.
Please note that there will be no refunds for cancellations, but substitutions are allowed.
Kindly inform us in writing with the relevant details at least three days in advance.
If you have failed to inform the organiser on your cancellation for three consecutive times, you may be blacklisted for future events.
Transferral
You are allowed to transfer your place to another participant, but you must notify the organiser with the necessary details at least three days in advance.
Attendance
CPD points for CPD Scheme will not be awarded to lawyers and pupils in chambers from Peninsular Malaysia who arrive more than 15 minutes late, are not present throughout the event, or leave before its scheduled end.
Privacy
The personal information that you provide to the Bar Council, whether now or in the future, may be used, recorded, stored, disclosed or otherwise processed by or on behalf of the Bar Council for the purposes of facilitation and organisation of this event, research and audit, maintenance of a participant database for the promotion of this event, and such ancillary services as may be relevant.
Disclaimer
• Materials (if any) will be emailed only. No printed notes will be provided.
• No recording of the event is permitted via any means at any time.
• No part of the event content may be used / reproduced in any form without the written and explicit consent of the Bar
Council and speaker(s)
