Practise possession lists, contested hearings and urgent applications, working from the evidence and order sought.
For housing solicitors, paralegals, trainees, legal executives and junior practitioners preparing for County Court advocacy. Practise live, receive individual feedback and try again.
Instruction and realistic exercises follow the same curriculum in person or live online. Online cohorts use live discussion and practice rooms.
Day 01
Possession and County Court Advocacy
Practise the opening decision, the order sought and responsive submissions in possession hearings.
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Housing advocacy framework
Identify the hearing, legal issues, available evidence and order sought.
Tutor possession hearing demonstration
Observe a structured submission and response to the judge’s questions.
Break
Possession hearing exercises
Conduct simulated hearings and receive direct individual feedback.
Lunch
Defending and opposing possession
Develop responsive submissions and address evidential weaknesses or a proposed suspended order.
Contested possession exercise
Make and resist submissions in a more demanding hearing scenario.
Break
Judicial intervention
Answer questions directly while maintaining case theory and professional composure.
Practical exercise
Apply feedback in a shorter intervention and reply round.
Day 02
Applications, Injunctions and Costs
Move into procedural and urgent applications before a final simulated housing hearing.
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Procedural applications
Adjournments, directions, relief applications and evidence issues.
Practical procedural application exercise
Make and resist an application with direct tutor feedback.
Break
Injunction advocacy
Address urgency, evidence, proportionality and the appropriate order.
Lunch
Injunction advocacy exercise
Present a focused urgent application or response.
Costs advocacy
Seek or resist costs with concise reasons and a clear order.
Break
Final simulated housing hearing
Bring the case theory, evidence, intervention, reply and costs together.
Feedback and development points
Record individual priorities for further County Court practice.
Indicative timetable. Sequence and timings can be agreed to suit your firm and cohort.
Work from a case file.
Case files may involve possession grounds, a proposed suspended order, disputed evidence, an adjournment application and an urgent injunction. Participants work on both making and resisting orders.
01
Demonstrate
Experienced advocates model a focused approach to the task.
02
Perform
Participants conduct the advocacy themselves, in the room or live online.
03
Develop
Direct individual feedback identifies what to keep, change and practise again.
Learning outcomes.
Participants leave with practical feedback and a clearer method for future hearings. The programme does not substitute for a firm's supervision or rights-of-audience requirements.
Conduct focused possession hearing advocacy
Address suspended orders and contested evidence
Make and resist procedural and urgent applications
Frame proportionate injunction submissions
Respond to judicial questions and opposing points
Make clear, concise costs submissions
Your instructors.
Practising advocates and experienced tutors lead demonstrations, repeated practice and individual feedback.
Tutor numbers reflect cohort size, with multiple instructors where needed for individual practice and feedback. Faculty and delivery are agreed with the firm before training.
Tailored to your team.
A defined curriculum, with exercises tailored to your firm’s work.
Practice areaParticipant seniorityTypical hearingsClient profileDevelopment objectivesIdentified advocacy weaknesses
