Hong Kong Advocacy Training Council Excellence in Advocacy

Course Detail

Course Name: Matching Grant Scheme for Skills Upgrading - Prosecution on Fiat Training Programme
Dates & Times:
Monday 03 Jan 202217.30-19.00
Friday 07 Jan 202217.30-19.00
Monday 10 Jan 202217.30-18.30
Wednesday 12 Jan 202217.30-19.00
Friday 14 Jan 202217.30-19.00
Monday 17 Jan 202217.30-19.00
Tuesday 18 Jan 202217.30-19.00
Wednesday 19 Jan 202217.30-19.00
Saturday 22 Jan 202209.30-17.30
Saturday 29 Jan 202209.30-17.30
Venue:

The Legal Hub, 2/F, West Wing, Justice Place

ALE Points:
Speakers and Trainers:Principal Magistrate Ada YimActing Principal Magistrate Jason Wan
Magistrate Ka-kie LeungMagistrate Norton Pang
Magistrate May ChungMagistrate Andrew Mok
Magistrate Frances LeungMagistrate Arthur Lam
Magistrate Minnie WatMagistrate Jeffrey Sze
Deputy Magistrate Linda ChanDeputy Magistrate Shirley Hung
Polly Wan (DoJ)Graham Harris SC
David Leung SCMartin Hui SC
Steven KwanGiles Surman
Marco LiDavid Boyton
Memi NgLawrence Hui
Edward NgJonathan Ah-weng
Lee Shu WunTony Ko
Franco KuanBenson Tsoi
Emily YuBreanne Kwok
Lawrence PangFelix Tam
Samuel Au-YeungLily Lai
Structure:

The captioned programme is designed to train advocates in the practice, procedure and skills in conducting prosecutions on fiat in the Magistrates’ courts. It will benefit those who wish to prosecute cases on behalf of the Department of Justice (DoJ). Members who complete the programme and perform satisfactorily at the mock trials can apply to join an assessment to be separately arranged by the DoJ to be considered for inclusion on the Prosecutions Division Magistrates’ Courts ‘B’ Fiat List.

 

There are 8 seminars covering pre-trial through to post-trial matters with 3 written assignments in between, an interactive seminar on performance skills, and a full day mock trial.

 

For the mock trial, participants will be partnered up and required to run a full trial based on the brief provided, and they will receive feedback on their performance from the Magistrates and trainers, followed by one-on-one video review and performance review.

Registration:

Eligibility: Practising members of at least 1 years’ call

 

Course Fee: HK$2,000.00 to be paid by cheque at the time of registration. An application is ONLY complete upon receipt of the cheque. 

Materials:
Medium: Seminars - English (supplemented with Chinese (Punti)). Mock Trials – There will be a choice of an English and a Chinese (Punti) Stream. Participants must elect one stream upon registration.
Fee: 2000
Places: 24
Details: HKATC 2021-12.pdf
Supporting Organizations:
This course is FULL.