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 ..read more

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: 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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 Off ..read more

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 McG ..read more

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] NSWCCA 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 ..read more

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 [redacted]   If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: 5casespodcast@gmail.com ..read more

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, Caitlin and Sophie highlight the following cases: Director of Public Prosecutions v Benjamin Roder (a pseudonym) [2024] HCA 15 Commissioner of NSW Police v Murphy [2024] NSWSC 617 (In discussing this case, Caitlin also refers to the decision of Majumdar v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2024] NSWCA 117) Baydoun v R [2024] NSWCCA 65 Ghanem v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWDC 213 R v K ..read more

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 83   If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: 5casespodcast@gmail.com ..read more

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 speaks with Madeleine Avenell SC, Rodney Vlais and Dr Andrew Ellis about working with offenders.   This episode also includes reference to a case where a speci ..read more