FASD and the Criminal Justice System: SAFETRAC Training Webinar
Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and safeguarding fair process in the justice system.
Libertas Chambers is pleased to bring you specialist training webinar focused on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and their impact across the criminal justice system.
SAFETRAC is a research-informed training programme designed to equip barristers, solicitors and legal professionals with a clear understanding of FASD and the significant implications it can have in practice. Individuals with FASD are disproportionately represented in justice settings, with international estimates as high as 46%, and may face particular challenges in understanding their rights, participating in proceedings, and providing reliable evidence.
This session will provide a practical and accessible overview of the causes and characteristics of FASD, and examine how these factors influence offending behaviour, police interviews, fitness to plead, and court participation. Drawing on case examples and lived experience insights, the training will also highlight key indicators that legal professionals can identify, alongside practical strategies to safeguard client rights and ensure a fair process.
The webinar is delivered by the Salford FASD research team, Europe’s largest specialist group in this field, offering extensive expertise to support legal professionals in strengthening advocacy, ethical practice, and communication when representing vulnerable clients.
Session Details
Date: 5 May 2026
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: Virtual
Register: https://forms.office.com/e/ry4xJuRdef
Speakers
- Dr David Junior Gilbert, Chartered Psychologist and University Fellow in FASD and the justice system
- Tania Goddard, Solicitor and PhD researcher in FASD and fitness to plead
- Uzma Naseem, Lawyer and PhD researcher in FASD and harmful sexual behaviours
- Dr Alan Price, Lecturer in Psychology specialising in FASD and trauma
This webinar is free to attend for Law Firms and Legal Professionals in the Libertas network
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