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Self-Representation: Fitness and Difficult Accused

Provider
LearnFormula
Course name
Self-Representation: Fitness and Difficult Accused
Audience
Available to everyone
Primary target audience
  • Lawyers
  • Paralegals
  • Continuing Professional Education or Licensing Program for Another Profession
Course no.
Start date
Jan-01-2024
End date
Dec-31-2024
Total course hours
1.50
Family law ADR qualification course hours
0.00  -  Mediation
0.00  -  Arbitration
0.00  -  Parenting Coordinator
0.00  -  Family Violence

Practice area
  • Civil litigation - defendant (including commercial, other non-motor vehicle)
  • Criminal
Delivery method
Online course
Description
In this course, we discuss the factors that may lead an accused to self-represent, or go unrepresented:
What factors are considered when assessing fitness to be self- represented?
What is the court’s responsibility to an unrepresented client?
What are the consequences of going unrepresented?
We furthermore thoroughly review psychopathologies that may result in an accused being difficult and how to best manage them as clients or in court.
Lastly, we review situational factors that may result in a difficult accused, and what support is appropriate to provide.
City
Province/state
Country
Canada