Overview
Evidence; oral, documentary or otherwise is the blood and brains of all litigation, and trial-craft is in essence the art of handling, introducing and contextualizing evidence.
Join Adv Dwight Snyman on the 23rd of May 2023 from 10:00am - 12:00pm where he will get you to grips with how we prepare ourselves to do battle in the realm of court, and how we might sharpen those elements of evidence that will determine victory or defeat.
Learning objectives
By the end of this webinar the attendee should know:
- Different types of evidence
- Strengths and differences of different forms of evidence
- Preparing witnesses
- Compelling discovery of evidence
- The Discovery Procedure
- Trial Techniques and preparation
Content
The webinar will cover the following topics:
- Oral Evidence
- Affidavit Evidence
- Documentary Evidence
- Physical Evidence
- Expert Evidence
- Discovery Procedure
- Compelling Discovery
- Preparation of Witnesses.
About the presenter:
Advocate Dwight is an admitted member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and is accredited by the Legal Practitioners Council as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. Before being called to the Bar, Adv. Dwight completed articles of clerkship, and attorney’s competency exams under the auspices of the Wits Law Clinic. He completed his Advocacy pupillage under the tutelage of the esteemed Adv. Louis Du Bruyn.
Adv. Dwight has had opportunity and success in litigation, in the High and Magistrates’ Courts of the republic, the CCMA, Disciplinary Hearings and assorted other venues and forums, and has become possessed of practical litigation experience beyond what would normally be expected from a practitioner of his age and seniority. Dwight is the holder of a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) from the University of Cape Town, and postgraduate Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of the Witwatersrand, for which he was accorded the honour of being on the Dean’s list for his academic performance.
Who should attend?
- Candidate Attorneys,
- Law Students,
- Pupil Advocates,
- Paralegals,
- Young/Junior legal practitioners.
Price
R550 per person
For those of you who are unable to attend the live webinar, the recording will be made available to you shortly after the event.
Additional Material
By attending this webinar you will be provided with:
- A summarised slide presentation.
- Reference documents and/or course material where available.
- You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.