Internet Advocacy – remote, but not detached [ONLINE]

All members of the Inn are welcome to attend - please book a ticket

This session will be led by Ishan Kolhatkar.

Whether it’s cross examining a witness, addressing a Judge, Jury or Interview panel, appearing on screen is a slightly different proposition to being in a room. In this session we’ll examine how to take your existing skills and apply them to an online context. 

Ishan Kolhatkar is a barrister, advocacy tutor, examiner, digital advocate and chef. He was called to the Bar in 2002 and was tenant at 2 Hare Court where he prosecuted and defended serious crime, much of it IT related. In 2011 he left the Bar (via a short spell at the NMC) to join the BPTC teaching team at BPP. After 5 happy years of teaching and leading several modules, including being the founding editor of the BPP Criminal Litigation manual, he moved to Education Services (Learning and Teaching). He has a particular interest in learning technology and was involved in strategic initiatives across the BPP group in this area.

This event is for members only.

Click here to see details of the QS Requirements and how to be credited with the QS for this session

Learning Outcomes:

After this session, students should be able to:

• Recognise the similarities and differences between remote advocacy and traditional in-person advocacy.
• Analyse the professions views on remote advocacy.
• Apply your existing advocacy skills to a remote context.

Links to the Professional Statement, wider workings of the Bar, administration of justice or a public interest matter

The QS will align with these elements of the professional statement:

• 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.8 / 1.9 / 1.11 / 1.15 / 1.17
• 2.6

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