Postgraduate Course: Criminal Court Practice (LAWS11251)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | To develop the practical skills and knowledge in relation to the process of criminal litigation and related matters in Scotland, including criminal procedure and practice and ethical and professional issues. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 33,
Other Study Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
100 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Sheriff Court Exercise
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Pass mark 50%.
Resit Exam worth 100% of mark. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Criminal Court Practice Exam | 120 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Criminal Court Practice (Resit) | 180 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Mandatory outcomes: (a) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the operation of the Criminal Legal Aid scheme ¿ both as to advice and as to representation (b) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the procedural sequence of events in summary and solemn procedure in the Sheriff Court and in the High Court; (c) demonstrate the ability to conduct incidental motions and intermediate diet in a summary complaint. (d) demonstrate the knowledge and understanding as to how a straightforward summary trial is conducted; (e ) demonstrate the ability to make a plea in mitigation in a straightforward summary complaint; (f) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the appeal procedures which are open to an accused person following conviction and sentence.
- Core outcomes: (a) Professionalism; (b) Professional Communication: (i) Professional relationships and team working, (ii) Transactional research, (iii) Writing and drafting, (iv) Advocacy; (c) Professional ethics and standards: (i) Duties to the court, (ii) Duties to the profession, (iii) The client-solicitor relationship, (iv) Conflict of interest, (v) Confidentiality
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Laura McBrien
Tel:
Email: Laura.mcbrien@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004
Email: margaret.stewart@ed.ac.uk |
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