LC4H170 - Advanced Criminal Litigation 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 4

Associated Module Information

Module Code: LC4H170
Module Title: Advanced Criminal Litigation
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Law
Faculty Sub Group: Law
Module Leader: Natalie Quartermaine
Module Team: Holly Evans, Adam Collins, Hannah Menard
First Intended Intake: SEP 2015 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 10 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100692 - legal practice
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 4
Valid From 01 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To develop students’ understanding of issues relating to the Youth Courts. To enhance students’ ability to deal with issues relating to witnesses, in particular dealing with vulnerable witnesses. To develop students’ ability to effectively challenge witnesses in cross examination.

Content Summary

The course will consist of two key elements:

Youth Court matters, and

Dealing with witness evidence.

The module will include a visit to the Crown Court to give students the opportunity to see witnesses giving evidence in practice.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 6
Seminar 18
External visits 8
Independent Study 52
Directed Study 16
Total Hours Selected 100

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To demonstrate accurate knowledge, understanding and skills of advanced criminal law and employ the applicable skills in this area.
LO2 Use legal knowledge and skill to identify the client’s objectives and the different means of achieving those objectives having regard to financial, commercial and personal priorities and constraints, costs, benefits and risks.
LO3 To identify the overall nature of the matter, plan or progress that matter through a series of steps and decisions including, where appropriate, drafting documentation.
LO4 Understand the key ethical requirements contained in the Solicitors Regulation Authority Principles of Regulation and Code of Conduct, understand where these may impact and be able to apply them in context. 

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Assessment (Exam) Onsite Open Book Examination 1 Time Constrained Assessment 180 3000 100 No 50

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
Onsite Open Book Examination 1

Reading List

Concise/Indicative Reading List
Most up to date edition of Archbold Criminal Pleadings, Sweet & Maxwell
Blackstone's Youth Court Handbook by Mark Ashford
Resources
Course materials:
Recommended course manuals; and

Supporting course materials:
Module Resource Book (produced in-house by the Module Team and LRC)

On-line resources:
Blackboard

Students will also be referred to various practitioner online resources, including (but not limited to):
LexisNexis
Westlaw
Europa
IDS Employment Law Brief
Lawtel
Practical Law Company
AdviceNet