Workshop 4 - Speaker Profile

Mr Richard Stone, Duty Solicitor and Higher Court Advocate.

Richard Stone is a Solicitor and has specialised in Criminal Law for over 10 years. Formerly a Partner with a firm in Manchester, he is now a freelance Duty Solicitor and Higher Court Advocate. He is an experienced legal trainer and trains extensively on a number of criminal law, advocacy and client care courses.

Kaplan Altior

Kaplan Altior is the new trading name for Altior which is now part of Kaplan Professional, one of the UK’s leading providers of financial, business and law training. Kaplan Professional is a part of Kaplan, Inc., a $2billion business and a subsidiary of the Washington Post. Kaplan has been providing education and career services for individuals, schools and businesses around the world for 70 years. Kaplan's mission is to help individuals achieve their educational and career goals. They build futures, one success story at a time.

Kaplan offer established, high quality training courses and consulting services that have always been associated with the Altior brand. In addition, customers can now benefit from Kaplan’s considerable resources. These include sister brands Kaplan Law School and Kaplan Hawksmere. Together, they make up Kaplan's expanded legal professional development arm which offers complete career-long training for lawyers.