Criminal Law Evidence Masterclass
Don’t miss this comprehensive criminal evidence masterclass! In light of the recent amendments to the Evidence Act, the spotlight’s on the complexities of criminal and domestic violence evidence. Hear from an esteemed District Court judge on psychological and psychiatric evidence. Be guided through the latest reforms on Video Recorded Evidence. Delve into the Evidence Act reforms and how these might impact your criminal and DV matters, the benefits and the limitations, and police responses. WEB2211Q03Z
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
This program is based on QLD legislation
Chair: Dan Rogers, Legal Director, Robertson O’Gorman; Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law
2.00pm to 3.00pm VIEW FROM THE BENCH: Using Psychiatrists and Psychologists in your Defence
- Admissibility of psych evidence in criminal trials
- Relevance of psych reports in sentencing
- What psych evidence should address
Presented by His Honour Judge Smith, District Court of Queensland
3.00pm to 4.00pm Recent Amendments to the Evidence Act & Video Recorded Evidence
- An overview of the recent reforms to the Evidence Act and the impact on VRE
- The law, the requirements, the objections: a double-edged sword?
- The practical implications of these changes on criminal practice
Presented by Patrick Wilson, Barrister, Inns of Court
4.00pm to 5.00pm A Spotlight on Domestic Violence Evidence
- VRE: limitations, benefits and drawbacks from a domestic and family violence perspective & how VRE is intended to operate
- Police responses to domestic and family violence
- Leading evidence and expert evidence in criminal cases where there is domestic and family violence
- Use of evidence in trials and sentencing
Presented by Kylie Hillard, Barrister, Griffith Chambers
Presenters
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. Dan is named variously as a leading and preeminent criminal lawyer in Queensland and Australia by Doyle's Leading Lawyers List. As a solicitor advocate, Dan regularly argues his own cases in the higher courts instead of briefing counsel. Dan also specialises in in white collar and corporate crime, professional discipline matters and workplace health and safety investigations.
His Honour Judge Smith
His Honour Judge Smith is a graduate of Queensland University of Technology (formerly QIT)—Bachelor of Laws (1984) and Graduate Diploma Legal Practice (1985). His Honour also attained a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Military Law from the University of Melbourne in 2008. Judge Smith was a soldier in the Army Reserves from 1980 to 1984. His Honour was commissioned in March 1984, winning the Queensland University Regiment Sword of Honour. Judge Smith then served as an infantry officer with the Queensland University Regiment and the 9th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment before transferring to the Australian Army Legal Corps in 1993. His Honour holds the rank of Brigadier and was appointed Deputy Judge Advocate General—Army on 21 March 2019. Between 1989 and 1991 Judge Smith continued his association with QUT-tutoring in Civil Procedure. From 1985 to 1987 Judge Smith worked as a solicitor in a general practice and from 1987 to 1990 at Gilshenan and Luton where His Honour instructed counsel for the Queensland Police Union at the Commission of Inquiry into Possible Illegal Activities and Associated Police Misconduct (Fitzgerald Inquiry). Judge Smith was called to the Bar in 1990 and practised in both civil and criminal law but predominantly in criminal law. Judge Smith was a co-editor of Carter's Criminal Law of Queensland from 1999 until 2012 and presently annotates the Commonwealth legislation tab. Judge Smith sat as the central District Court Judge in Rockhampton from 2013 to 2014. His Honour was appointed Judge Administrator in October 2014.
Patrick Wilson
Patrick Wilson is an experienced criminal barrister based in Brisbane with a strong regional practice throughout South-east Queensland, notably Southport and Beenleigh. Patrick routinely conducts trials, sentences and appeals in the Supreme, District and Magistrates courts throughout Queensland, He is a member of the Legal Aid Queensland panel of barristers. He has a broad criminal practice consisting of defending and prosecuting all manner of charges ranging from serious indictable offences in the superior courts to regulatory prosecutions in the summary jurisdiction. Prior to being called to the Bar, Patrick was a solicitor with substantial experience in litigation dealing with commercial, building and construction, and negligence matters.
Kylie Hillard
Kylie has been working in the legal profession since 2002 and is currently a Barrister at the private bar in Queensland. Kylie works in a variety of areas including criminal law, which includes industrial manslaughter, and has a strong interest in human rights and domestic violence advocacy. She has recently been involved in the Commission of Inquiry into Police Responses to Domestic and Family Violence where she represented Women's Legal Service Queensland, and she has also recently appeared for Sue and Lloyd Clarke at the inquest into the death of their daughter Hannah Clarke and her three children. Kylie has held a variety of committee and company roles and is currently a member of the Equal Opportunity Subcommittee of the Bar Association of Queensland and the Australian Bar Association. Kylie has also been an active member of the Women Lawyers' Association of Queensland, was Vice President for 3 years and remained on the committee for 6 years overall. Aside from crime and domestic violence, Kylie’s practice also involves Family Law, Administrative, Judicial Review, Inquests/Inquiries and Civil Law, and she does Appellate Advocacy in a variety of areas. She has a strong interest in human rights, refugee rights and issues affecting the criminal justice system. Aside from working in private practice, Kylie has worked in a variety of roles at the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian and at Legal Aid Queensland.