Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Division

Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Division

Criminal Law updates, matters of relevance and interest to lawyers who practise in criminal law.

Episodes

April 15, 2025 56 mins

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 Ind...

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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:

  1. Queensland v Mr Stradford (a pseudonym) [2025] HCA 3 
  2. Elali v R [2025] NSWCCA 9
  3. R v JS [2025] NSWSC 116 
  4. R v Skapik [2025] NSWCCA 19
  5. PD v Director of Public P...
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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.

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February 7, 2025 20 mins

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:

  1. Pickford & Pickford [2024] FedCFamC1A 249
  2. Elahmad v R [2024] NSWCCA 250
  3. Commissioner of NSW Police v Murphy [2024] NSWCA 311
  4. Evans v R; Evans v R [2024] NSWCCA 245
  5. JL v R [2024] NSWCCA 246
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January 22, 2025 24 mins

In this episode, Paul, Caitlin and Sophie have met on Gadigal land to discuss the following cases:

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January 22, 2025 19 mins

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:

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December 20, 2024 18 mins

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:

 

During the discussion on WP v R, Paul...

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December 9, 2024 17 mins

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:

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September 23, 2024 20 mins

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:

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August 26, 2024 15 mins

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:

 

If you wis...

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July 18, 2024 19 mins

A podcast series by Paul Coady, Sophie Anderson and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.

 

Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.

 

In this episode, Sophie and Caitlin highlight the following cases:

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July 1, 2024 19 mins

A podcast series by Paul Coady, Sophie Anderson and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.

 

Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.

 

In this episode, Sophie and Paul highlight the following cases:

R v Early (No 4) [2023] NSWSC 505

Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Banks [2019] NSWSC 363

The King v Anna Rowan – A Pseudonym [2024] HCA 9

R v Bredal [2024] NSWCCA 75

McMillan v R [2024] NSWCCA...

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June 20, 2024 36 mins

Content warning:

This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working with and defending perpetrators of violence. Please ensure you exercise discretion and sensitivity when listening.

 

A podcast series on the coercive control reforms hosted by Hayley Dean. This series is part of a Legal Aid NSW training package on coercive control. In our final episode, Hayle...

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June 13, 2024 24 mins

Content warning:

This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working with and defending perpetrators of violence. Please ensure you exercise discretion and sensitivity when listening.

 

A podcast series on the coercive control reforms hosted by Hayley Dean. This series is part of a Legal Aid NSW training package on coercive control. In this episode Hayley spea...

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June 13, 2024 24 mins

Content warning:

This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working with and defending perpetrators of violence. Please ensure you exercise discretion and sensitivity when listening.

 

A podcast series on the coercive control reforms hosted by Hayley Dean. This series is part of a Legal Aid NSW training package on coercive control. In this episode Hayley spea...

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June 5, 2024 19 mins

Content warning:

This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working with and defending perpetrators of violence. Please ensure you exercise discretion and sensitivity when listening.

 

A podcast series on the coercive control reforms hosted by Hayley Dean. This series is part of a Legal Aid NSW training package on coercive control. In this episode Hayley spea...

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May 29, 2024 16 mins

Content warning:

This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working with and defending perpetrators of violence. Please ensure you exercise discretion and sensitivity when listening.

 

A podcast series on the coercive control reforms hosted by Hayley Dean. This series is part of a Legal Aid NSW training package on coercive control. In this episode Hayley spea...

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Content warning:

This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working with and defending perpetrators of violence. Please ensure you exercise discretion and sensitivity when listening.

 

A podcast series on the coercive control reforms hosted by Hayley Dean. This series is part of a Legal Aid NSW training package on coercive control. This episode is the second ...

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Content warning:

This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working with and defending perpetrators of violence. Please ensure you exercise discretion and sensitivity when listening.

 

A podcast series on the coercive control reforms hosted by Hayley Dean. This series is part of a Legal Aid NSW training package on coercive control. In this episode Hayley is j...

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May 10, 2024 22 mins

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 & Paul discuss the following cases:

 

Paul also makes reference to a Circular f...

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