Date: 18th October 2019
Time: 09:00 - 13:20
Location:
Criminal practice seminar
Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa
Grange Road
Polmont
Falkirk
FK2 0YB
CPD Hours: 4hours
The seminar will focus on the impact of the Scottish Government consultation on legal aid reform, the implications for practitioners, and other timely issues such as working with vulnerable clients, disclosure and the use of interpreters.
4 hours verifiable CPD
Following last year's, Rethinking Legal Aid report, the Scottish Government launched its consultation on legal aid reform on 27 June 2019. This event will focus on the implications for criminal legal aid practitioners and the work carried out by the criminal legal aid committee to engage with policymakers and the profession on a variety of different issues.
Other key and timely issues - such as working with vulnerable clients, disclosure and the use of interpreters will be addressed from a variety of perspectives.
By attending this event you will:
- Learn about the latest developments in legal aid and their impacts on criminal practice
- Improve your knowledge of best practice for working with vulnerable clients
- Hear about latest developments in fields such as disclosure, interpreters and the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018.
- John Mulholland, President, Law Society of Scotland
- Ian Moir, Partner, Moir and Sweeney Litigation
- Gillian Mawdsley, Policy Executive, Law Society of Scotland
- Niven Rennie, Director, Violence Reduction Unit
- Basil Manoussos, Manager, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
- Gordon Addison, Solicitor, Nelsons
