Junior counsel to get more speaking time in FCA

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• FCA - Next Generation Initiative Practice Note (GPN-NGI)

  2.1 The Federal Court recognises that the next generation of advocates will benefit by being given opportunities to have a substantive speaking role in hearings.

  2.2 Accordingly, and subject to the Court's discretion, where two or more counsel are briefed, the Federal Court encourages parties to provide appropriate opportunities for junior counsel to take a substantive speaking role in first instance applications, trials, and appeals.
   

  • FCA - Notice to the Profession: Next generation initiative

    While it is ultimately a matter for the parties to decide how arguments are presented, the Court is concerned to encourage practitioners and their clients to consider when and how junior counsel could receive further opportunities to develop and hone their advocacy skills….To assess the effectiveness of this initiative, the Court will collect high level data on substantive speaking roles allocated to junior counsel during Full Court and Appellate sittings.

   

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