Richard Butler
Solicitor, Honorary Professor, Nottingham Law School
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Time | - | Activity | Type of activity |
Day 1 | - | - | - |
0900-0915 | 1 | Registration | - |
0915-0930 | 2 | Introduction to course | Tutor led session |
0930-1015 | 3 | Case Analysis: Description and demonstration of structured case analysis technique as applied to commercial case. Introduction to cause of action templates. | Tutor led session |
1015-1100 | 4 | Case Analysis: Delegates will conduct an early case analysis in the commercial case study provided. | Group Work session |
1100-1115 | 5 | Coffee | - |
1115-1145 | 6 | Case Analysis: Delegates continue with their case analysis | Group Work session |
1145-1245 | 7 | Pleading Statements of Case: A lecture and exercises to practise key pleading skills. | Tutor led session |
1245-1345 | 8 | Lunch | - |
1345-1515 | 9 | Pleading Statements of Case: Delegates will draft parts of Particulars of Claim using cause of action templates. | Group Work session |
1515-1530 | 10 | Tea | - |
1530-1545 | 11 | Specimen Particulars of Claim: Tutor will hand out a specimen and explain the way in which the next exercise will work. Delegates read the specimen. | Tutor led session |
1545-1645 | 12 | Critiquing Specimen Particulars of Claim: Delegates will offer a critique of the specimen handed out at the end of the first module, drawing on their own drafting | Tutor led session |
1645-1730 | 13 | Drafting defences and subsequent statements of case: A lecture and exercises to practise key pleading skills. | Tutor led session |
1730 | 14 | END OF MODULE 1 | - |
Homework | 15 | Homework between modules 1 and 2: (i) Re-read specimen Particulars of Claim; (ii) Annotate as directed in preparation for drafting defence | - |
Day 2 | - | - | - |
0900-0915 | 16 | Registration | - |
0915-1015 | 17 | Drafting Defences: Delegates will draft a Defence. At the end of the session, a specimen defence will be handed out. | Group Work session |
1015-1045 | 18 | Critiquing Specimen Defence: Delegates will offer a critique of the specimen drawing on their own drafting. | Tutor led session |
1045-1100 | 19 | Coffee | - |
1100-1130 | 20 | Issue Identification: A lecture with exercises in identifying issues of fact and law. | Tutor led session |
1130-1230 | 21 | Issue Identification: Delegates will prepare a list of issues in the case study suitable for use in the Commercial Court in separate claimant and defendant groups. The lists will be handed to the tutor for copying. | Group Work session |
1230-1330 | 22 | Lunch | - |
1330 | 23 | Copy Issue Lists: Copies of the lists of issues will be handed to each group. | Group Work session |
1330-1400 | 24 | Consideration of lists of issues: Each team will consider the other side's list and decide on their position in the negotiation session to come. | Group Work session |
1400-1445 | 25 | Negotiation of list of issues: In mixed claimant and defendant groups, delegates will seek to negotiate the list of issues | Group Work session |
1445-1500 | 26 | Tea | - |
1500-1530 | 27 | Case Management: A tutor led discussion on case management based on structured case analysis | Tutor led discussion |
1530-1700 | 28 | Case Analysis: In separate claimant and defendant groups, delegates will conduct a structured case analysis based on the case revealed by the agreed list of issues and then plan their case management. | Group Work session |
1700-1730 | 29 | Drawing the strands together: A tutor led discussion to draw out the learning points from the exercises on the course. | Tutor led discussion |
1730 | 30 | END OF MODULE 2 | - |