09 September 2024
2024 Advanced Advocacy Course
The Law Society of Northern Ireland has offered its
congratulations to the 26 solicitors who successfully completed the 2024
Advanced Advocacy Course.
The week ong course which took place at Law Society
House in Belfast City Centre proved to be an outstanding success marking the
welcome return of this favourite course amongst members.
Those undertaking were presented with their Certificate
in Advanced Advocacy from The Law Society of Northern Ireland and National
Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) at dinner at the Hilton Hotel on Friday 6
September 2024.
The Society is grateful to the -
· NITA
members including Judge Christopher Whitten, Doris Cheng, Zol Rainey and
Monique Carter who provided expert guidance and teaching to attendees.
· Advanced
Advocacy Course Working Group comprising Chair Maria McCloskey,
Presiding District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) Steven Keown, Fiona Donnelly, ,
Stephen Scott, Andrew Mairs, Mark Scott, Ruairi Gillen, Clare Curran, Ciaran
Maguire, Stephen McCourt, Denise Douglas, Dr Andrew Godden, Darren Patterson
and Peter O’Brien.
· Members of the medical and
legal profession and Ronan Kelly and Donna Traynor whose expertise, dedication and professionalism
make the course such a success.
Finally the Society and NITA paid tribute to Fiona Donnelly, former Chair of
the Advanced Advocacy Course Working Group for her significant contribution to
the Course over many years. Roll on next year!