LAWS359-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Trial Advocacy

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

Theory and practice of trial advocacy.

Learning Outcomes

The objective is to acquire the theoretical framework of advocacy and to observe the performance of advocacy so that one can judge what is and what is not competent.  The course further hopes to allow students as much practice of advocacy skills in the classroom as can practically be arranged and to encourage students to practice their advocacy skills.  The lecture is set to familiarise students with the basic techniques of advocacy including questioning techniques and preparation.  Through all of the foregoing, the objective is to enable students to perform all advocacy tasks with a degree of competence which shows they are ready for practice as an advocate.

Prerequisites

LAWS316 or LAWS307.

Restrictions

Co-requisites

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00 Meremere 105 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct

Course Coordinator

James Rapley

Assessment

The assessment will be confirmed in the first week of lectures.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $946.00

International fee $4,850.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 30

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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