Institute of Advocacy Exam case studies
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The Institute of Advocacy Exam is a professional assessment for advocates and aspiring advocates who want to demonstrate that they can practise to a defensible standard: analysing a case, advising a client, drafting the documents a court will read, handling evidence and witnesses, and standing up to argue. It is typically taken by trainee or pupil advocates at the point of transition to independent practice, and by junior practitioners seeking a recognised marker of competence. The Institute of Advocacy Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 6,315 words.
1The Joint Retainer That Cracks at Conference
You are a barrister instructed by Hallam & Rowe LLP to advise and represent two defendants, Marek and Piotr, in a claim brought by their former business partner, Sana, over a property venture worth £480,000. At a joint conference attended by both clients and their solicitor, Marek states that Piotr signed the disputed loan note 'as a favour' and had told him privately that the note 'was never meant to be enforced'.
1,175 words, about 6 min2The Facebook Photograph and the Witness Who Will Not Travel
You prosecute a robbery trial. At about 21:40 a hooded man took £340 from a convenience store till.
1,262 words, about 6 min3Four Days Late on an Unless Order
Your firm acts for the claimant in a commercial contract claim listed for a seven-day trial beginning 3 November. A case management order required the parties to serve lists of documents by 4pm on 12 September and provided that, unless the claimant served its list by that date, its claim 'shall stand struck out'.
1,356 words, about 7 min4The Adjournment Application at the First Case Management Hearing
You appear for the claimant at the first case management hearing of a personal injury claim. Trial is listed in six weeks.
1,256 words, about 6 min5The Mediator Asks for the Bottom Line
You represent a claimant in a partnership dispute worth £1.4 million. The board has authorised you to settle at no less than £600,000 but has expressly told you not to disclose that figure 'under any circumstances'.
1,266 words, about 6 min