Solicitor-General's Prosecution Guidelines

This webinar will provide an overview of the revised Solicitor-General’s Prosecution Guidelines, released in 2024. The session will cover the main differences between the previous version of the guidelines (released in 2013) and the new guidelines, and include a discussion about the process of making prosecution decisions. This webinar will be relevant to anyone involved in prosecution decision making, as well as prosecutors and defence counsel.

Learning objectives

By attending this webinar you will gain an understanding of:

• How to use the new digital guidelines.
• How prosecution decisions are made.

Who should attend

Those involved in prosecution decision making, as well as prosecutors and defence counsel.

Book

A PDF book is included in the webinar fee and will be emailed to you along with your ticket, one week before the webinar.

Format

Held online, you will be emailed a link to join the webinar one week before. For information on what is required to participate in the webinar, click here. PowerPoint slides will be emailed out after 3pm the day before the webinar.

Fee (Incl GST)

Law Society Members benefit from up to 30% off
Webinar

• $115 – Law Society members & associate members
• $165 – Non-members
• $449 – Webinar Study Group - more info
• 2+1 registrations - more info (must be arranged at time of booking)

Do you want to register more than one person for this course? Use the 'register others' button below or Click here

Time

• Webinar 11.00am - 12.00pm, Wednesday 7 May 2025

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Webinar	7 May
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Presenter

Charlotte Brook Kate Sheppard Chambers, Wellington Prior to joining the bar in February 2025, Charlotte was Senior Crown Counsel in the Criminal Group at the Crown Law Office, where she had been conducting appeals on behalf of the Crown in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court since 2010. Before that, she worked as a Crown Prosecutor in both Palmerston North and Wellington, conducting jury trials in the District and High Courts. Charlotte led the project to review the prosecution guidelines while she was at Crown Law.

CPD

Attendance at the live webinar

• If you attended the live webinar, you will receive an electronic certificate of attendance as verification for your CPD records.
• You can view and hear the presentation again, as many times as you wish in your own time for no additional cost.

Registration but non-attendance on the day

• Under the CPD Scheme only those who attend a live webinar are eligible to claim CPD hours.
• If you registered but were unable to attend on the day, you can view and hear the archived recording of the presentation.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE New Zealand Law Society in writing of the change. CLE reserves the right to close registrations, and cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.