Course outline
Discrimination cases are among the most complex legal cases, often combining difficult law and facts. To succeed in such cases requires good casework preparation and management skills to define the legal tests that must be met by the Claimant and to produce the relevant evidence to prove the claim.
This course will get you to think about the planning of a discrimination case from first principles to the presentation of a case focussing on what is really relevant to prove the claim. Using case studies derived from real cases you will be actively involved in a process of defining issues and relevant evidence to increase your clients chances of success.
The course covers:
- identifying your case and its relevant issues
- the legal tests a tribunal will apply to discrimination cases
- burden of proof
- developing case ‘maps’ to guide you through a case
- obtaining relevant evidence from documents and witnesses
- early identification of weak cases
- managing clients expectations
- planning negotiation strategies
- case management
- tactical decisions in discrimination cases
Learning objectives
If you come on this course you will be able to;
- identify the legal tests applied to discrimination cases by tribunals
- define the key legal and factual issues in a discrimination case
- produce a case map
- make arguments to justify evidence that is presented to support a case
Dates and venues
Duration - one day 10.00am - 4.00pm
| Course code | Date | Venue |
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8T2WDC1 | 12 February 2009 | London |
8T2WDC2 | 24 March 2009 | Leeds |
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