COURSE CATEGORY
Professional skills
Appearing in court – etiquette and procedure
Reviewed on 7 November 2025.
By attending this course, you will gain practical tips on appearing in court, being familiar with court etiquette and procedure in the virtual courtroom. This course explores:
- Why etiquette and civility matter?
- What the Court expects and why
- Etiquette and procedure in the virtual courtroom
- Case studies
Completion of this course will earn you 1 CPD unit.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Solicitors in general practice and litigators
CPD POINTS
1
TYPE
Video based interactive module
Alistair Oakes
Barrister, Eight Wentworth Chambers
Alistair was admitted to practice in 2013 and was called to the Bar in 2019. He has a broad practice, with a primary focus in the areas of commercial law, administrative & public law, equity, corporations, insolvency and regulatory law.
Alistair was previously a solicitor in the commercial litigation and banking teams at Allens, focussing on large-scale commercial litigation in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Federal Court of Australia.
Alistair has also provided full-time service as a legal officer in the Royal Australian Navy, where he was awarded the Royal Australian Naval College prize for the best overall performer at initial officer training, was a legal adviser to the Commander of the Australian Fleet and lectured in administrative law, international law, operational law and military discipline. He remains an active member of the Naval Reserve.
Bradley Dean
Barrister, Eight Wentworth Chambers
Bradley was admitted to practice in 2005 and called to the Bar in 2019. He has a broad practice in public and commercial law, and accepts briefs in all areas of law.
Before coming to the Bar, Bradley worked as a solicitor for over a decade, primarily in the area of public and administrative law. He practised as a solicitor at the Australian Government Solicitor for over 7 years and at the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office for 3 years. Bradley also worked as an adviser to former Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon. Robert McClelland MP, and former Minister for Justice, the Hon. Brendan O’Connor MP. Bradley has an LLM from the Australian National University, and an LLB (First Class Honours) and BA from the University of Western Sydney.
