Criminal Law Symposium 2022
Hear from a panel of leading barristers & specialists who will ensure you’re up to date on the latest criminal law developments. Gain the information & skills your clients & the court will expect by delving into the Queensland Intermediary Scheme, parole & sentencing, and legislative reform in sexual assault & criminalising coercive control. Plus, gain your core CPD units while honing your skills in preparing for summary trials, ethics, dealing with complaints & developing solicitor advocacy skills. 223Q16
Description
Attend the full day and earn 7 units including:
4 units in Legal Knowledge
1 unit in Practical Legal Ethics
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This program is based on QLD legislation
Session 1
Hot Topics in Criminal Law
Chair: Stephen Keim SC, Higgins Chambers; Leading Criminal Law Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2021
9.05am to 9.50am Recent Legislative Updates and Impacts on Criminal Law Practice
- A review of legislative updates which will impact your practice
- Analysis of key issues and their implications
Presented by Ruth O’Gorman KC, Barrister, Queensland Bar; Pre-eminent Criminal Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2021
9.50am to 10.35am The Queensland Intermediary Scheme
- Obtain an overview of the QIS pilot program
- Examine how to navigate the changing requirements for how witnesses give their evidence
Presented by Emily O’Hagan, Partner, Wallace O’Hagan Lawyers
10.35am to 10.50am Morning Tea
10.50am to 11.35am Parole Eligibility Dates in the Context of Sentencing
- The effect on sentencing of the long delays by the Parole Board in determining parole applications
- An analysis of recent cases which will demonstrate dealing with that delay including:
- Suspended sentences
- Not formally declaring presentence custody
- Attempts to reopen a sentence
- Applications for appeals
- Evidence which would assist the courts in determining these issues and how to prepare for sentence hearings in that context
Presented by Patrick Wilson, Barrister, Halsbury Chambers; Recommended Criminal Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2021
11.35am to 12.20pm Criminalising Coercive Control
- What is coercive control?
- Highlight developments in the law in Queensland in relation to coercive control
- Discuss potential issues and unintended consequences of those developments
Presented by Kristy Bell, Director, Howden Saggers Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law; Recommended Criminal Defence Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021
12.20pm to 1.05pm Proposed Changes to Sexual Assault Laws Regarding Consent
- Navigating the divide between social discourse and the legal system
- New themes/issues in sexual assault trials
- Recent case law review
Presented by Rebecca Fogerty, Partner, Jasper Fogerty Lawyers; Accredited Criminal Law Specialist
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Session 2
CPD Core Mandatory Areas for Criminal Lawyers
Chair: Dan Rogers, Legal Director, Robertson O’Gorman Solicitors; Pre-eminent Criminal Defence Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm Preparing for Summary Trials
- The Complainant
- Examining the evidence
- Proofing witnesses
- Negotiations
- Preparing your physical working brief for trial
- Ex parte applications
Presented by Adam Mason, Barrister, Briggs Lane Chambers
Practical Legal Ethics
3.00pm to 4.00pm Ethical Pitfalls of Practice for the Criminal Lawyer: A Guide to Avoiding and Dealing with LSC Complaints
- The real costs of complaints for criminal lawyers
- Identifying special risks for the criminal lawyer: paramount duties, conflicts, costs compliance, funding, instructions, client capacity, communications, client relationships and preventative practice management systems
- A ‘How to’ guide to proactively addressing and resolving client complaints
- A ‘How to’ guide to responding to an LSC complaint: understanding your professional obligations, seeking advice, the complaints process, addressing the issues and dealing with your professional indemnity insurer
Presented by Rob Franklin, Managing Director, Potts Lawyers
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Practice Management and Business Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm The Art of Developing Solicitor Advocates in your Criminal Law Firm
- Strategies to develop solicitor advocates
- The benefits and risks
- Practical effects upon the firm
Presented by Calvin Gnech, Legal Practice Director, Gnech and Associates; Recommended Criminal Defence Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021
Presenters
Stephen Keim
Stephen Keim is a barrister who practises from Brisbane. Stephen was admitted as a solicitor in 1978 and as a barrister in 1985. He became senior counsel in 2004.Stephen's practice is diverse and he has appeared in many different courts and tribunals including the High Court of Australia and federal and state appeal courts. Stephen has fulfilled quasi-judicial roles with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, the Anti-, Discrimination Tribunal Queensland, the Land Tribunal and the Land Court. Stephen acts as a mediator or case appraiser from time to time.
Ruth O’Gorman KC
Much of Ruth’s career has included a focus on criminal defence work. These days, she has a broad practice which includes regulatory prosecutions and professional disciplinary matters. In 2020 and 2021, Ruth was one of the Counsel Assisting the Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry. Ruth was appointed silk in 2021. She maintains a keen interest in criminal law, and developments in that area.
Emily O’Hagan
Emily O'Hagan graduated with Honours in a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Psychology, from Griffith University, completing elective study in Criminal Law and Forensic Mental Health at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Following her admission Emily commenced working at Russo Lawyers and specialised in the practice of criminal defence. Emily was recognised as a Senior Associate at Russo Lawyers in 2014 and became a founding partner of Wallace O'Hagan Lawyers in 2015. Emily appears in all criminal law jurisdictions. Emily has extensive trial experience in the full range of traffic and criminal offences.
Patrick Wilson
Patrick is a barrister based in Brisbane. His practice involves conducting criminal trials, sentences and appeals in the Supreme, District and Magistrates courts throughout Queensland. He has a broad criminal practice consisting of defending and prosecuting all manner of charges ranging from serious indictable matters in the superior courts to regulatory prosecutions in the summary jurisdiction. Prior to being called to the bar, Patrick was a solicitor specialising in criminal law but, additionally, with experience in litigation dealing with commercial, building and construction, and negligence matters.
Kristy Bell
Kristy Bell became a director at Howden Saggers Lawyers in 2020 having joined the firm in 2019. Kristy is one of a handful of Accredited Criminal Law Specialists in Queensland. She is a member of the Queensland Law Society’s Criminal Law Committee and has been recognised as one of Queensland’s recommended leading Criminal Defence Lawyers in Doyle’s Guide. Kristy works on all kinds of criminal and quasi-criminal matters including investigative hearings, commissions, coronial inquests, parole applications and criminal confiscations matters. Kristy also conducts prosecutions on behalf of the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Rebecca Fogerty
Rebecca Fogerty is a highly regarded advocate who provides advice and representation for all criminal cases across Queensland. She is a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law. She was named in the 2017 and 2018 Doyle's Guide of Leading Lawyers and is the Deputy Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the Queensland Law Society. Prior to establishing Jasper Fogerty Lawyers, Rebecca was a senior lawyer at one of Queensland's largest private criminal defence firms. She handled complex indictable matters, including murder, drug trafficking and white-collar crime. During this period Rebecca developed her reputation for thorough preparation, strategic case analysis and persuasive courtroom advocacy.
Dan Rogers
Dan Rogers is the principal of Robertson O'Gorman Solicitors and an accredited specialist in criminal law. Dan regularly presents to other solicitors at Queensland Law Society conferences and seminars on criminal law. He also conducts guest lectures on criminal law at the University of Queensland. He has been published in various law journals and has contributed to legal texts on criminal law and human rights. Dan is President of Caxton Community Legal Centre, Chair of the QLS Human Rights and Public Law Committee, a member of the ethics committee of the Queensland Law Society and a member of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council, advising the Attorney-General on sentencing matters.
Adam Mason
Adam Mason is a barrister at Briggs Lane Chambers practicing in the areas of criminal law, regulatory prosecutions, tribunals and inquiries. Prior to going to the bar, Adam spent 6 and a half years as a Legal Officer in the full-time Australian Army. This included being a prosecutor at the Directorate of Military Prosecutions, conducting administrative inquiries and serving on operations in the Middle East. Adam also previously worked as a prosecutor for the Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Rob Franklin
Rob Franklin has experience in legal practice for four decades, for most of those as managing partner. He is a founder and managing director of Potts Lawyers, Queensland's largest private criminal law practice with offices in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Rob has also been involved in legal professional education as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Bond University over two decades. He served on the Queensland Law Society Ethics Committee for 10 years and, as past Chair, contributed to the QLS Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules Commentary. He is a regular presenter at CPD sessions.
Calvin Gnech
Calvin gained his early legal experience in the criminal justice system as a sworn police officer in Queensland successfully preparing briefs of evidence to present to courts and juries convicting offenders of serious criminal charges. He later became a prosecutor in charge of a regional prosecutions unit. Calvin quickly became an accomplished prosecutor arguing complex cases, including murder, drug trafficking, rape and more. Calvin prosecuted both at summary trial and committal hearing stages of the proceedings before the Magistrates Court.
Venue
Sofitel Brisbane Central
Level 2, 249 Turbot Street
Brisbane 4000 QLD
Australia
Parking information
Parking is not included in your registration.
There is parking within the hotel's onsite car park:
0 to 1/2 Hr $17.00
1/2 to 1 Hr $35.00
1 to 2 Hrs $42.00
2 to 3 Hrs $55.00
3 to 4 Hrs $65.00
4+ Hrs $65.00
Motorbikes $10.00
In-house Guests (24hr) $47.00
Valet Parking (24hr) $57.00
Lost Ticket $65.00
Directions
Sole entrance to the hotel from Turbot Street. The doors that lead from Central Station to the hotel will be locked and labeled “Meeting Point”, so guests will know where to start their journey. Displayed will be a QR code that when scanned will play a video of one of Sofitel Ambassadors guiding you to the Turbot Street entrance should you need direction. There is also directional signage installed on the walls & floor within Central Station that will clearly guide you to the hotel. Should you need lift assistance please let Sofitel know your travel details and they will have an ambassador escort you to a lift and into the hotel.
Alternatively, you can enter the hotel via Harelquin Jack (located within Central Station) Monday - Friday, 11:00am - 8:30pm.
For further assistance, please call the hotel on 0468 566 719 and one of the friendly Ambassadors will find you at the Meeting Point to guide you to the entrance.