About this webinar

An intensive 2 sessions that will assist you to develop strategies to obtain better outcomes in litigation and other dispute resolution. The object of dispute resolution is to obtain the best possible outcome for your client. We show you how.

The programme will include:

Practice Directives: A short discussion on how to comply with practice directives

Rule 41A: Purpose of the Rule | How to achieve actual compliance | Notices, how to use and how to reply | The Mediation processes | Costs

Understanding the issues: Analysis of pleadings | Pleading a version | How to work out the issues between the parties

Sequencing: How to sequence facts and documents | How to prepare chronology documents | How to use Chronology Documents effectively

Developing a Case Concept: What is your client’s version of what actually happened? | How to develop the case concept

The Burden of Proof and Duty to Begin: The strategy on how to manage the onus and duty to begin

What to do at Case Conferences: How to conduct a case conference chaired by a Judge | How to conduct case conferences with your opponent | Achieving the purpose of a case conference | Reaching agreement on issues, discovery and expert testimony |Discussing and agreeing on the issues

Agreeing on the Triable Issue/s: What will a trial judge expect? | How to reduce to writing the agreed issues between the parties | How to present this at trial

Legal Research:  A brief discussion on how to find the appropriate law efficiently | What is the judge looking for? | How to present Law

Discovery (including eDiscovery) and Expert Witnesses: What do the directives require and how to comply | What is “narrow discovery” and how to comply | What is eDiscovery and how to present and prove electronic documentation | How to reach agreement over bundles.

Presenter

Ismail Hussain SC is a former Judge of the High Court and Competition Appeal Court. He has been a highly popular LEAD trainer for many years. Mr Hussain SC is an expert in commercial drafting, opinion writing, and litigation and case management. He is also a published author. Professor of law Nelson Mandela University.

Certification

All sessions are mandatory to qualify for a certificate.

Practising legal practitioners (attorneys and advocates) and candidate legal practitioners.

Registration fee categories (including VAT):

•    Practising legal practitioners and other staff from legal firms: R 1 260 per person.
•    Non-practising legal practitioners/others: R 1 950 per person.

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Email: Bettie@LSSALEAD.org.za | Please note we only communicate via e-mail should you need more information.

• The LSSA will not accept liability if the fees are not paid into the designated LSSA bank account.
• The webinar is conducted in English only.
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LEAD is one of the largest providers of legal and professional education in South Africa and has been accredited as a legal education provider by the Legal Practice Council for 2020. LEAD provides access to quality learning that is relevant, accessible and affordable. LEAD offers an extensive range of learning activities and training options.