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Resources & Training

If you need tuition or CPD training for members of your firm, or organisation, we have the barristers who can help you.

At Citadel Chambers, with the combined experience of more than 50 members at all levels of seniority, we are able to offer more than just advocacy. 


We have the expertise to provide first class lectures and seminars in various areas of law and in court procedure, or training sessions dealing with the process of attending court.

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Continuing
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Lectures, Seminars
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Tailored Courses for Your Organisation

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Witness Familiarisation Support and Courses

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Bespoke
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Continuing Education

Citadel is a registered provider of Continuing Professional Education, recognised by the Bar Council and the Law Society.

Members of Citadel can provide tailor-made Seminars and training sessions in specific practice areas, either in Chambers or elsewhere.

If you require something specific please do contact us.

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Lectures, seminars and events

Members of Chambers have experience in the provision of lectures and training services for organisations such as the Crown Prosecution Service, Criminal Cases Review Commission, Department of Work and Pensions, and for individual firms of solicitors, whilst others teach advocacy at the College of Law or within the Midland Circuit, and some have lectured at Universities.

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Tailored courses for your organisation

We can organise lectures and seminars to meet your needs, either in Chambers or at your offices, whether they be short evening talks on particular subjects, or more comprehensive half-day or full day events.

Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

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Witness familiarisation support and courses

Witness familiarisation gives people who are likely to be witnesses in court the opportunity to practice giving evidence in a controlled but realistic environment.


Usually, the participants of the course conduct a ‘mock trial’, and our barristers question those ‘witnesses’, adducing and testing their evidence in exactly the same way as in a real case. These are a few examples of courses in which our members have been involved:

 

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If you are a police force, probation service, prosecuting authority or any other organisation with employees who are likely to be called to court to give evidence, witness familiarisation courses can improve the confidence and presentation of those employees when they are called at court.

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Bespoke Courses

Whether you have an existing course and require our barristers as tutors, or if you would like our help in designing and conducting a course, please contact us to discuss your needs.


If you would to talk to us about how we can help you, please click here
or contact our Chambers Director John Binks on 0121 233 8500

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Witness Familiarisation Support And Courses

These are a few examples of courses in which our members have been involved:

  • Witness familiarisation with trainee police officers and special constables from Northamptonshire Police, where the officers were questioned regarding their statements about ‘mock’ arrest exercises
  • Similar exercises with detectives from the West Midlands Police
  • Witness familiarisation with officers of the Northamptonshire Probation Service.  These officers were given training on the process of giving evidence in sentencing hearings in the Magistrates Court and Crown Court
  • Expert witness familiarisation and training, with expert witnesses such as independent Forensic Scientists, and officers of the Health and Safety Executive. The exercises involved questioning regarding expert reports prepared by the participants

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Equal Opportunity Policy

 

Citadel’s members come from a range of backgrounds and everyone is treated with the same respect as part of our Chamber’s community. 

 

We operate an equal opportunity policy and act in accordance with the Bar Code of Conduct and the Equality Code for the Bar.

 

We seek to prevent direct or indirect discrimination towards our clients, staff, tenants and pupils, on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality or citizenship, political persuasion, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or age.

Maternity / Paternity Policy

We support all members  who  are fortunate enough to become parents.   Whilst Citadel has written policies dealing with issues of maternity and paternity leave for members of Chambers and support staff, we also try to be flexible in our approach and to accommodate individual needs.

Uniquely (to our knowledge) we offer direct financial support to members returning from parental leave in order to cushion the cash flow impact of return to practice . 

Click here to listen to a podcast about our members with children and how we deal with childcare issues.