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What is witness training?
Witness familiarisation training is not only allowed but encouraged. It helps to prepare witnesses for the experience of giving evidence. Witnesses should not be disadvantaged by ignorance of the process they are about to take part in.
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Read MoreMindful Business Charter
Assurety commits to Mindful Business Charter to foster better working practices for mental health and wellbeing.
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Read MorePreparing to perform
Jason Galbraith-Marten KC offers tips on helping witnesses get ready to give evidence
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Read MoreAnyone Can Be a Good Witness
Jason Bartfeld KC, one of Assurety’s trainers, is an experienced barrister specialising in Criminal Law, Sports Law, Disciplinary Proceedings and Regulatory Law. We asked him about his work with witnesses.
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Read MoreBe the best you can be
Olivia Dobbie, one of Assurety’s trainers, is an experienced employment barrister at Cloisters and part-time employment judge. We talked to her about Assurety’s work with expert witnesses.
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Read MoreIt’s a marathon, not a sprint
We recently caught up with one of our barrister trainers, Jeremy Brier KC of Essex Court Chambers, to ask him about his experiences of delivering Assurety Witness Preparation.
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Read MoreFail to prepare, prepare to fail
Our trainers Ed Williams KC, Sally Gooda and Andy Hobbs welcomed Tom Baker and Megan Mayers from Legal Business Magazine to demonstrate the importance of witness training. Find out how it went ...
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Read MoreFEATURED TRAINER – Dr Jenny Denyer, Performance Psychologist
One of our Performance Psychologists, Dr Jenny Denyer, tells us why she enjoys helping witnesses to mentally prepare, and explains her involvement in the ‘Women in Sport’ movement.
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Read MoreThe Powerhouse Provider
As Assurety celebrates being recognised by Chambers & Partners as a top ranked witness familiarisation provider for the third year running, one of Assurety’s three founders, Paul Epstein KC, explains why Assurety continues to be recognised as the UK’s leading provider.
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Read MoreDepp v Heard: A KC's View
Depp v Heard: A KC's View on Why the UK and US Outcomes Were so Different - Ed Williams writes for Law.com International
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Read MoreWho’d be a witness?
Phil Lowe, one of our communications experts, explains why well-meaning advice to witnesses such as “answer the question” does not work without practice.
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Read MoreActing for individuals is an absolute privilege
Julia Lynn, Assurety’s Head of Business Management, explains why acting for individuals in litigation is a privilege.
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Read MoreWhen Cross-Examining, it’s the Heart Rate Stupid…
Looking at the readings from the heart rate monitor on a screen behind an Assurety witness during their practice cross-examination I have come to realise how important heart rate is to witness performance.
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Read MoreP&O chief's parliamentary testimony didn't have to be such a car crash
In his piece for the Global Legal Post, our co-founder Ed Williams KC dissects Peter Hebblethwaite's select committee appearance from the perspective of a witness preparation lawyer.
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Read MoreWhy Cross Examination is good for you
As a performance psychologist with lots of experience in sport I have learnt a lot about pressure and how to cope with it. Over the past 18 months I’ve been on a journey learning about the experience of being a witness and more specifically how being cross examined can be terrifying and it’s fair to say that my learning about performing pressure has been deepened by this.
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Read MoreWhy being cross-examined is like riding a bike
To me, being cross-examined, is a bit like being given a bike for the very first time and then being told you have to ride it having had no practice beforehand.
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Read MoreINTERVIEW: Sally Gooda, a communications expert working with Assurety
Assurety communications trainer Sally Gooda reveals some top tips for staying calm in court.
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Read MoreINTERVIEW: Sonia Saville, an Assurety communications trainer
Sonia Saville highlights the inconsistencies between what we say and how we say it as she sheds light on her role as a trainer for Assurety’s witness familiarisation courses.
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Read MoreOPINION: Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before Congress
When done right, parliamentary hearings and public inquiries represent an unique opportunity for business leaders to state their case. That didn’t happen with Mark Zuckerberg, says Assurety founder Ed Williams
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Read MoreINTERVIEW: Phil Lowe, an Assurety communications trainer
Phil Lowe has drawn on many aspects of his life and career to provide communications training for Assurety’s witness familiarisation programmes. Here he explains what his role involves.
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Read MoreINTERVIEW: Tom Coghlin KC, an Assurety barrister trainer
Tom Coghlin KC has been a barrister for 20 years and an Assurety trainer for over five years. Here he explains what to expect from one of Assurety’s witness familiarisation courses and why Assurety’s unique approach makes such a dramatic difference.
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Read MoreIN CONVERSATION: Leslie Ellis, a Director Of DecisionQuest, a US litigation consulting firm
Leslie Ellis has a PhD in Social Psychology and has spent many years advising American law firms on the psychological aspects of the litigation process, including the training and evaluating of witnesses. Here she sheds some intriguing light on the contrasts between witness training in the US and the UK.
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Read MoreINTERVIEW: The role and importance of witness training
When senior barristers Jason Galbraith-Marten KC, Ed Williams KC and Paul Epstein KC sought a way of using their knowledge of the legal system to help the process go more smoothly, they didn’t have to look far. From being in court regularly they knew that many witnesses were hopelessly unprepared for the experience and so often gave poor evidence.
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