Duration
1 day
Location
In-house
Availability
Good
Suitable for: IA What does this mean?
Possession proceedings should be a last resort for landlords but sometimes its unavoidable. This workshop shows delegates how to ensure any action they take is both reasonable and proportionate.
Attending court can be stressful but vital to the outcome of a case. Delegates will leave feeling confident in preparing a case for court whether it is for rent arrears or ASB as well as how to prepare for attending court.
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Who should attend?
This course is designed especially for staff who work in the housing field and undertake case work as well as anyone who attends the County Court, or who wants to learn about the process.
The session will cover:
- Understanding the County Court process in England
- Looking at the roles and responsibilities of witnesses, advocates and Judges
- Understanding the notice periods when serving notice seeking possession
- Importance of complying with pre-action protocol for rent cases
- Importance of carrying our equality/proportionality assessment for ASB cases
- Understanding the legal processes – from serving a notice to eviction by bailiffs
- Good practice for attending court
- Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses in the evidence
- Do’s and don’ts for witnesses
- Case studies/mock hearing
- Supporting vulnerable witnesses.
What will delegates learn?
Delegates will understand the importance of:
- Case preparation to secure the best outcome
- Knowing your case inside out
- Identifying weaknesses in evidence
- Confidence (and how to be more confident) in attendance at court.
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Our trainer
Aisha Akhtar qualified as a lawyer in 2009 having taken a keen interest in social housing. She has worked both in-house and in private practice. She joined SNG in October 2017 as their in-house legal expert. She manages a team and deals with all housing management matters.
She has been a board member for a housing association previously in East London and is currently an Advisory Board member for Inspirited Minds (a mental health Charity).
She has delivered training sessions throughout the country on various topics throughout her career. She regularly delivers both public and tailor made in-house training to various HAs and LAs.
Aisha enjoys delivering training and empowering people, she makes the sessions interactive so there is an exchange of ideas so delegates leave feeling confident in implementing positive change.
We can bring this course to you.
If you have five or more staff interested our
in-house training offers great value for money.
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