Welcome to the website of the Advocacy Training Council (ATC).Here you can access information on all matters relating to advocacy training, from its history and methods to calendars of training events and information on the continuing development of policy. Advocacy trainers for the Inns and Circuits can access a members’ area providing a library of core training materials, together with a discussion board to enable views on advocacy training matters to be shared and addressed. 
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LATEST NEWS: The ATC hosted a farewell dinner for The Hon. Mr Justice Haddon-Cave at the Honourable Society of The Inner Temple on the 28th November. It was a wonderful event enjoyed by all who attended. There were 33 guests including The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Etherton, The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Janet Smith and Baroness Ruth Deech. 
The Hon. Mr Justice Haddon-Cave giving his speech. 
The ATC members enjoying their dinner. 
Left to right: Anesta Weekes QC, Nicholas Green QC, The Hon. Mr Justice Haddon-Cave, The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Etherton, Baroness Ruth Deech, Chair of the Bar Standards Board. 
Timothy Dutton QC giving his speech. In October 2011 members of the ATC travelled to Harare to conduct advocacy training for the Law Society of Zimbabwe. More information can be found here. We are delighted to congratulate Mr Justice Haddon-Cave QC on his elevation to the High Court Bench, and to welcome Nicholas Green QC as his successor as Chairman of the Advocacy Training Council. As Chairman of the Bar in 2010, Nicholas Green QC led negotiations with Government on behalf of the Profession on all issues, from reform of justice systems to legal aid reform. An accredited advocacy trainer for Inner Temple, he brings to the ATC a wealth of advocacy expertise and experience. His CV may be downloaded from here. SARAH CLARKE'S VISIT TO EDINBUGH ATC member Sarah Clarke attended the Scottish Faculty of Advocates Foundation Course. More information can be found here. INNER TEMPLE HANDLING OF VULNERABLE WITNESSES SEMINAR The Inner Temple and The Criminal Bar Association as part of a CPD Weekend will be holding The Handling of Vulnerable Witnesses Seminar on Saturday 26 November 2011. The Seminar will build upon the Advocacy Traning Council's Report on the Handling of Vulnerable Witnesses, Victims and Defendants in Court. Further details of the Seminar can be found here. ATC APPOINTS INTERIM DIRECTOR The Advocacy Training Council has appointed Peter Hilling as Interim Director. In a letter to the Chairman of the Bar, the Chairman of the ATC and members of the Council, Peter says: I am delighted to have assumed my appointment as Interim Director of the Advocacy Training Council. As many of you know, I have recently completed six and a half years as Under Treasurer at Middle Temple and for the last fifteen months of this time I was Secretary to the Council of the Inns of Court. Consequently, I have significant experience on which to draw. I am totally committed to the task and will do my utmost to move matters forward constructively. As a first step I shall be consulting widely with all interested parties. I very much look forward to engaging with you soon. The ATC has now moved to its new premises at the Bar Council, and its contact details are: The Advocacy Training Council The Bar Council 289-293 High Holborn London WC1V 7HZ 020 7611 1457
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