Courtroom Skills, Procedures and Expert Witness Training
Monday, February 23, 2026
Category:Contract Management & Law
3
Days
Dubai
9:00am – 4:00pm
Introduction
Courtroom skills are crucial for anyone required to produce evidence or stand as a witness in a court in a professional capacity. These skills are equally vital for law practitioners to present arguments, data, and evidence as effectively as possible. Confidence and communication skills are central to courtroom success, but presentation, clarity, and body language also play a key role in building credibility and ensuring that information is understood and retained by judges, juries, and legal professionals.
This comprehensive Courtroom Skills, Procedures and Expert Witness Training course empowers professionals with the practical knowledge, confidence, and communication techniques needed to excel in court settings, whether as a witness, expert, or legal representative.
Objectives
The main objective of this Courtroom Skills, Procedures and Expert Witness Training course is to empower law and non-law professionals with:
- In-depth understanding and experience of a court setting and the adversarial system
- Practical knowledge of courtroom techniques and procedures
- The confidence and information to achieve credibility in court, either as a witness or as a practitioner
- The necessary communication skills and confidence to understand the basic rules of evidence and present evidence in a clear, logical, and objective manner
- Awareness of best practices of non-verbal communication to build credibility
- The skills and experience to survive cross-examination
- The ability to make appropriate use of supporting evidence, documents, and notes
- The confidence and awareness to provide clear testimony
- Understanding of witness behaviour in the court
- The skills, confidence, and understanding to present evidence and place arguments in a logical and effective manner in the court
Training Methodology
Solid State Training adopts a training methodology best suited to its training audience. The training framework includes:
- Audio-visual presentations
- Case study discussions
- Role-plays and group activities
- Debates and practical exercises
- Creation of a real courtroom setting and sample case proceedings for experiential learning
Solid State Training follows the Do–Review–Learn–Apply Model, creating a structured learning journey that transforms courtroom knowledge into operational excellence through systematic practice and implementation.
Organizational Impact
With law and/or non-law professionals undertaking this Courtroom Skills, Procedures and Expert Witness Training course, their respective organisations will benefit in the following ways:
- Trained and confident employees who can present themselves appropriately in court
- Strong and successful representation in court because of trained professionals acting as representative witnesses
- A larger pool of representatives to choose from to stand witness in court on behalf of the organisation
- Experienced and trained practitioners to put forth strong, logical, and effective arguments in court
- Reduced risk of injustice and incorrect judgments impacting the organisation because of objective and powerful evidence being presented
- A better brand image for the organisation because of its professional and appropriate representation in court
Personal Impact
By undertaking this Courtroom Skills, Procedures and Expert Witness Training course, law and/or non-law professionals will benefit in the following ways:
- Increased understanding and practical experience of a courtroom setting and the adversarial system
- Greater confidence, exposure, and knowledge to appropriately and effectively present evidence in court
- Increased skill and awareness to survive cross-examination
- Greater opportunities and platforms to demonstrate one’s ability to successfully represent one’s organisation in court
- Enhanced verbal and non-verbal communication skills to demand credibility in court for one’s claims put forward
- Greater understanding of basic rules and their use during court hearings
This training course is suitable for:
- Senior management and officers of law and non-law organisations responsible for successful completion or closure of lawsuits and other legal cases
- Police officers and police support staff responsible for presenting evidence for any criminal case
- Military personnel and experts responsible for testifying in court for any military or defence-related legal matters
- Social workers who represent individuals or causes that they support
- Human resource professionals responsible for employee satisfaction and well-being and who are often called as witnesses for lawsuits against organisations
- Private investigators and legal officers/practitioners responsible for providing evidence, placing arguments, and assisting the court with information to reach a justified conclusion and closure
- Any other professional who would be required to testify in court or be part of any legal proceeding in their professional capacity
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