Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Division

Social Media Evidence; Part 1

Aaron Tang, Senior Solicitor at Legal Aid NSW and Simon Healy, Barrister at Samuel Griffiths Chambers, present 2 comprehensive episodes on Social Media Evidence. In this Part Aaron and Simon address the following; 1: Police use of social media 2: Defence response 3: Admissibility.

Social Media Evidence; Part 2

Following on from Part 1 in the two series on Social Media Evidence, in this episode Aaron Tang and Simon Healy cover; 4: Identification 5: Defence use of social media.

Early Appropriate Guilty Plea (EAGP) Law Reform; Episode 1

In a 5 part series, the Early Appropriate Guilty Plea Implementation Team at Legal Aid NSW will take you through an explanation of the EAGP reforms. In these episodes, the team will refer you to the relevant legislation, operational aspects of the reform and tips for practioners on how to deal with EAGP matters.
In this episode the team discusses the following:
1. The case for change; what led to the EAGP Reforms
2. An outline of the EAGP committal process
3. How the reforms apply to criminal matters
4. Antipipated court timeframes for new committal matters.

Early Appropriate Guilty Plea (EAGP) Law Reform; Episode 2

This is the 2nd episode in a 5 part series by the Early Appropriate Guilty Plea Implementation Team at Legal Aid NSW that takes you through an explanation of the EAGP reforms.
In this episode the team discusses steps 1 and 2 of the new EAGP committal process:
1. Early Disclosure
2. Charge Certification.

Early Appropriate Guilty Plea (EAGP) Law Reform; Episode 3

This is the 3rd episode in a 5 part series by the Early Appropriate Guilty Plea Implementation Team at Legal Aid NSW that takes you through an explanation of the EAGP reforms.
In this episode the team discusses steps 3 and 4 of the new EAGP committal process:
3. Case conferencing
4. Case conferencing certificates.

Early Appropriate Guilty Plea (EAGP) Law Reform; Episode 4

This is the 4th episode in a 5 part series by the Early Appropriate Guilty Plea Implementation Team at Legal Aid NSW that takes you through an explanation of the EAGP reforms.
In this episode the team discusses committal procedures including:
Witness hearings
Fitness issues
The process of committal for trial and sentence.

Early Appropriate Guilty Plea (EAGP) Law Reform; Episode 5

This is the final episode in a 5 part series by the Early Appropriate Guilty Plea Implementation Team at Legal Aid NSW that takes you through an explanation of the EAGP reforms.
In this episode the team discusses the new statutory sentence discount scheme.

Child Sexual Assault Pilot

This episode is an interview between one of our senior solicitors, Helen Shaw, and Barrister Sharyn Hall. In it they discuss the Child Sexual Assault Pilot - what it is and how it operates in practice.

Cross examination; the art of asking simple questions in the right order

In this episode Troy Anderson, Public Defender, delivers a seminar on 'Cross examination; the art of asking simple questions in the right order'. Troy provides useful and relevant insights and tips for criminal lawyers that will undoubedly assist in cross examining witnesses.

Bail

This episode on the topic of bail is presented by Rose Khalilizadeh, Barrister at Forbes Chambers. Rose provides an overview of bail to assist with preparing an application on behalf of an accused. Rose breaks down the episode into 3 parts; 1. The basics of a bail application. 2. Recent developments in case law relating to bail. 3. Practical tips.