COURSE CATEGORY
Professional Skills
Solicitor advocacy and objections to evidence
Reviewed on 14 December 2023.
This course explores:
- What is effective oral advocacy
- Written advocacy tips
- Reading the bench
- Objections to evidence
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
Melanie Cairns
Barrister, Alinea Chambers
Melanie Cairns is a leading senior junior in commercial law at the NSW Bar. Her expertise includes equity & trusts, contract, corporations law, insurance, intellectual property, professional indemnity and real property.
In 2021, the Legal 500 ranked Melanie as one of the Leading Junior Counsels at the Australian Bar.
Melanie regularly appears in the NSW Supreme Court and the Federal Court of Australia, unled and led, at first instance and on appeal. She acts for top ASX 100 clients and government departments, as well as SMEs and individuals.
Melanie is a member of the Bar Association’s Professional Conduct Committee and its Diversity and Equality Committee. She has a Master of Laws (Corporate & Commercial) and Bachelor of Arts/Laws from UNSW, where she has also lectured in undergraduate and postgraduate law.
