About this webinar

You go to court for one purpose only, to present your client’s evidence to the judge in a manner that is persuasive. You want the judge to accept your client’s version of what actually happened.

This is not an easy task. Listen to an expert tell you how it is done. This is a performance skill and requires careful preparation and the deployment of special skills. This program will assist you with the best techniques in handling witnesses so that the judge is persuaded to accept your version.

Webinar content:

• What does a judge expect when you lead a witness in chief?
• What do you tell the judge about your evidence in opening statement?
• The best techniques in avoiding use of leading questions.
• The importance of leading evidence sequentially.
• Who do you call first and why?
• The benefit of carrying out a proof analysis.
• Understanding how to present evidence in terms of your case concept.
• The best technique for leading in chief; cross-examination; re-examination; and dealing with difficult witnesses.
• How to handle witnesses so that they support your version and support your final argument.
• There will be a discussion on what not to do when leading and cross-examining.

Comments from Colleagues:

• ‘Great presentation. Extremely informative.’
• ‘I really enjoyed the course and learned some new tricks.’
• ‘Adv Hussain’s webinars are always practical, insightful, and helpful!’
• Thank you for an excellent offering, as always.
• ‘Adv Hussain has excellent, practical presentation skills. So worthwhile attending, thank you.’
• ‘What a fruitful Webinar!’

Presenter

IIsmail 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, litigation, and case management. He is also a published author and a professor of law at Nelson Mandela University.

Date
31 May 2023: 13:00 – 16:00

Closing date for registrations: 30 May 2023

Note: Kindly note that this webinar might run over the scheduled time.  Please do not arrange any other appointments for at least 30 – 45 minutes after the scheduled closing time.

Legal practitioners, corporate counsel, state legal advisors and academic legal practitioners

Registration fee categories (including VAT):

•    Practising legal practitioners and other staff from legal firms: R 1 120 per person.
•    Non-practising legal practitioners/others: R 1 740 per person.

Kindly note that you can only register online and that there will be a limit on the number of delegates attending. Participants should be registered individually to enable the system to generate a unique username and password for each 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 course is conducted in English only.
• The course will be delivered through MS TEAMS. Please ensure that you have MS TEAMS installed on your computer prior to the commencement of the course.
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