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7 days ago
7 days ago
The Aboriginal Service Branch (ASB) has put together a new podcast episode called ‘Your Honour, it’s a cultural thing! Black Letter Lore: Representing Mob with Culture in Mind.’ In this podcast, Director, Kim Hamer, Senior Solicitor Taylah Gray, and Senior Project Officer, Kyle Burgess, unpack the best practices for culturally appropriate representation, the role of Aboriginal Field Officers, and the importance of understanding Indigenous kinship, language, and cultural obligations.
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Paul and Caitlin discuss the High Court’s decision on judicial immunity, the common-law offence of escape, a new case on 22C of the Bail Act, mental health diversion for Commonwealth offences, and the extent of a Children’s Court sentencing powers in the following cases:
Queensland v Mr Stradford (a pseudonym) [2025] HCA 3
Elali v R [2025] NSWCCA 9
R v JS [2025] NSWSC 116
R v Skapik [2025] NSWCCA 19
PD v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2025] NSWSC 16
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
In this episode Sophie and Paul chat with Raelene Sharp KC, about her first year at the CDPP, what solicitors can expect if they work at the CDPP, and 5 Commonwealth cases.
Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kola [2024] HCA 14 (17 April 2024)
R v Munro [2024] QCA 136 (30 July 2024)
Hurt v The King; Hurt v The King; Delzotto v The King [2024] HCA 8 (13 March 2024)
McGregor v R [2024] NSWCCA 200
The King v Hatahet [2024] HCA 23 (12 June 2024)
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Sophie and Caitlin discuss coercive control, extending AVOs in order to revoke them, the Liberato direction and the assessment of objective seriousness on sentence in the following cases:
Pickford & Pickford [2024] FedCFamC1A 249
Elahmad v R [2024] NSWCCA 250
Commissioner of NSW Police v Murphy [2024] NSWCA 311
Evans v R; Evans v R [2024] NSWCCA 245
JL v R [2024] NSWCCA 246
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
In this episode, Paul, Caitlin and Sophie have met on Gadigal land to discuss the following cases:
DPP v Smith [2024] HCA 32
BQ v R [2024] HCA 29
R v Fisher [2024] NSWCCA 191
Barker v R [2024] NSWCCA 227
KL [2024] NSWSC 1334
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
A podcast series by Sophie Anderson, Paul Coady and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.
In this episode, Paul, Caitlin and Sophie have met on Gadigal land to discuss the following cases:
R v TW [2024] NSWSC 1504
R v BH [2024] NSWSC 1577
Chiha v R [2024] NSWCCA 222
R v Jones [2024] NSWCCA 236
Vamadevan v The King [2024] NSWCCA 223
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
A podcast series by Sophie Anderson, Paul Coady and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.
In this episode, Paul and Caitlin collaborate to discuss the following cases:
Omigie v R [2024] NSWCCA 205
Bhatt v R [2024] NSWCCA 214
Knight v R [2024] NSWCCA 211
WP v R [2024] NSWCCA 77
BAP v R [2024] NSWCCA 206
During the discussion on WP v R, Paul refers to three resources to confirm the changes to maximum penalties for sexual offences. Those three resources are:
Legislative Changes to Sexual Offences | The Public Defenders Home
Lawcodes
The Point in Time versions of legislation on the Home - NSW legislation website
If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: 5casespodcast@gmail.com
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
A podcast series by Sophie Anderson, Paul Coady and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.
In this episode, Caitlin and Sophie have met on Gadigal land to record and discuss the following cases:
Lee v R (Cth) [2024] NSWCCA 202
R v Youseff (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 1261
RE v R [2024] NSWCCA 180
Barwick v R [2023] NSWCCA 139 when discussing this case, Caitlin also refers to the following two cases:
De Silva v The Queen (2019) 268 CLR 57; [2019] HCA 48
Liberato v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507; [1985] HCA 66
McGregor v R [2024] NSWCCA 200
If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: 5casespodcast@gmail.com
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
A podcast series by Caitlin Akthar, Sophie Anderson and Paul Coady, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.
In this episode, Sophie and Caitlin team up on Bundjalung Country to discuss the following cases:
Heywood v Local Court of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 1047
Behi v R [2024] NSWCCA 89
Keen v R [2024] NSWCCA 157
R v Martin [2024] NSWSC 968
Rabieh v R [2024] NSWCCA 154
If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: 5casespodcast@gmail.com
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
A podcast series by Caitlin Akthar, Sophie Anderson and Paul Coady, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.
In this episode, Sophie is working solo and discusses the following cases:
Cook (a pseudonym) v The King [2024] HCA 26
Obian v The King [2024] HCA 18
BQ v The King [2024] HCA 29
Steven Moore (a pseudonym) v The King [2024] HCA 30
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If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: 5casespodcast@gmail.com