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.
CBA Lecture: Habeas Corpus
1 CPD Hours
Wednesday 26 March 2025
This lecture will focus on the topic of habeas corpus after a series of recent examples of prisons failing to release defendants despite court orders to do so.
CBA Lecture: Can we really rely on electronic evidence?
1 CPD Hours
Thursday 20 March 2025
Actual examples (such as the Post Office Horizon scandal and NHS cases) will be used to illustrate these issues.
CBA Lecture: Understanding and developing your practice at the Criminal Bar
1 CPD Hours
Wednesday 12 March 2025
This webinar is open to all members of the Criminal Bar Association (all calls) and clerks and practice managers
The Kalisher Essay Competition - Deadline to apply 28.02.25
Friday 28 February 2025
Carries a prize of £2,000 for the winner and £500 for the runner up. The competition is open to everyone in a pupillage specialising in criminal law.
CBA Lecture: County Lines, Human Trafficking and Exploitation
1 CPD Hours
Wednesday 19 February 2025
A practical guide to legal professionals on the topic of county lines, with a particular focus on the criminal law implications for individuals involved in cases of human trafficking and exploitation.
CBA Lecture: Legal Professional Privilege in Criminal Investigations and Proceedings
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Will has co-written a book on legal professional privilege in criminal cases which was recently published by Oxford University Press.
There is a 30% discount code.
CBA Lecture: Corporate Crime and Confiscation
1 CPD Hours
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Tuesday 17th December 18.00 – 19.00 Online Introduction: Paul Jarvis (6KBW College Hill ) – CBA Education Joint Chair. Speaker: Amanda […]
The Winter Conference 2024
6 CPD Hours
Saturday 30 November 2024
‘The Annual Update’ Saturday 30th November 2024 Inner Temple, London 09.00 – 16.45hrs followed by a drink’s reception Dress Code: […]