Past events
The Education and Training Committee seeks to provide a programme of continuing education and training to the Criminal Bar by way of a series of online evening lectures and symposiums, together with our in-person Saturday Conferences for Spring and Winter. The Committee is committed to a programme that offers practitioners with the means of earning free or inexpensive CPD hours.
Annual CBA/Assize Seminar
Wednesday 10 May 2023
The first of the joint lectures starts on 10th May.
CBA Lecture: New Directions in Fraud Criminalisation
1 CPD Hours
Tuesday 09 May 2023
The sixth seminar of 2023 from the CBA education committee
CBA Lecture: Social Media and the Bar
1 CPD Hours
Thursday 13 April 2023
The fifth seminar of 2023 from the CBA education committee
Wood Green Open Day
1 CPD Hours
Thursday 06 April 2023
Members of the public learn about the Criminal Justice System.
Jury Trial & Error Shows at The Old Bailey 2023
Sunday 12 March 2023
This spring’s Show is called ‘Jury Trial & Error’ and will be presented in four evening performances commencing 6:00pm on Monday through Thursday 13-16th March 2023. There is also a Full Dress Rehearsal performance on Sunday afternoon 4:30pm on 12th March 2023 (no reception).
CBA Lecture: The Use of Intermediaries for Young Defendants
1 CPD Hours
Wednesday 08 March 2023
The forth seminar of 2023 from the CBA education committee addresses the use of intermediaries for young defendants
CBA Lecture: Defence Fees
1 CPD Hours
Thursday 16 February 2023
The third seminar of 2023 from the CBA education committee addresses the ever important issue of How to Bill correctly for Defence Fees
CBA Lecture: Disclosure in Serious Cases
1 CPD Hours
Tuesday 31 January 2023
The second seminar of 2023 from the CBA education committee addresses the ever important issue of disclosure concentrating on the thorniest of issues such as PII, other sensitive disclosure, cross jurisdictional disclosure and disclosure of electronic evidence.
CBA Lecture: Insanity / Fitness to Plead
1 CPD Hours
Wednesday 25 January 2023
The talk will consider unfitness to plead, mental condition defences, disposals and sentencing, with a particular focus on the distinction between how fitness to plead is dealt with in the magistrates' court and in the Crown Court.