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Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification Syllabus
Assessment enabling solicitors to gain advocacy rights in the higher courts of England and Wales. The full Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification syllabus: 6 subjects, 27 chapters, 90 topics and 154 sub-topics, with 325 flashcards written against it.
Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification subjects
Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification has 6 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Foundations of Higher Rights of Audience and the Advocacy Profession
- Rights of Audience: Legal and Regulatory Framework · 4 topics
- The Advocate's Professional Duties · 4 topics
- Professional Conduct in Advocacy · 4 topics
- Equality, Diversity and Vulnerable Court Users · 3 topics
Advocacy Skills and Courtroom Technique
- Case Preparation and Analysis · 4 topics
- Examination-in-Chief · 3 topics
- Cross-Examination · 4 topics
- Re-Examination and Submissions · 4 topics
- Legal Argument and Persuasion · 4 topics
Civil Procedure and Higher Courts (Civil Proceedings)
- The Civil Procedure Rules and the Overriding Objective · 3 topics
- Interim Applications in the High Court · 3 topics
- Trial Procedure in the Civil Higher Courts · 3 topics
- Costs in Civil Proceedings · 3 topics
- Civil Appeals · 3 topics
Criminal Procedure and Higher Courts (Criminal Proceedings)
- The Criminal Procedure Rules and Case Management · 3 topics
- Pre-Trial Procedure in the Crown Court · 4 topics
- The Crown Court Trial · 4 topics
- Sentencing Advocacy · 3 topics
- Criminal Appeals · 3 topics
Evidence in the Higher Courts
- Fundamental Principles of Evidence · 3 topics
- Witness Evidence and Competence · 3 topics
- Hearsay Evidence · 3 topics
- Character and Conduct Evidence · 3 topics
- Confessions, Identification and Privilege · 3 topics
Practical Advocacy Assessment and Professional Development
- The Assessment Structure and Standards · 3 topics
- Performing the Assessed Advocacy Exercises · 3 topics
- Self-Evaluation and Continuing Competence · 3 topics
Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification flashcards
325 question-and-answer cards across 6 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Foundations of Higher Rights of Audience and the Advocacy Profession — 50 cards
- Advocacy Skills and Courtroom Technique — 51 cards
- Civil Procedure and Higher Courts (Civil Proceedings) — 67 cards
- Criminal Procedure and Higher Courts (Criminal Proceedings) — 56 cards
- Evidence in the Higher Courts — 50 cards
- Practical Advocacy Assessment and Professional Development — 51 cards
Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification syllabus?
Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification covers 6 subjects: Foundations of Higher Rights of Audience and the Advocacy Profession, Advocacy Skills and Courtroom Technique, Civil Procedure and Higher Courts (Civil Proceedings), Criminal Procedure and Higher Courts (Criminal Proceedings), Evidence in the Higher Courts and Practical Advocacy Assessment and Professional Development.
How many chapters and topics are in the Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification syllabus?
27 chapters and 90 topics, broken down further into 154 sub-topics, across 6 subjects. Advocacy Skills and Courtroom Technique is the largest subject, with 19 topics in 5 chapters.
Are there Solicitors' Higher Rights of Audience Qualification flashcards?
Yes — 325 question-and-answer flashcards in 6 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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