Criminal Law Review
Issues covered include: Sentencing Appeals, Confiscation of Assets, CCC, persuasive argument orally and in writing.
Description
Join a panel of silks and leading barristers while you catch up on precisely what you need to know to keep your practice at the forefront of success. From persuasive argument to confiscation of assets, you’ll leave equipped with the information and skills your clients will expect, and demand, of you.
Attend and earn 4 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
This seminar was recorded in WA on 14 March 2019
Chair: Andrew Robson, Appeals Team Leader, Legal Aid WA
9.00am to 10.00am: Recent Trends in Sentencing Appeals
Discussing a series of Court of Appeal decisions over the 6-12 months to identify any individual cases of particular interest and trends that have emerged in the cases generally.
Presented by Paul Yovich SC, Francis Burt Chambers
10.00am to 11.00am: Confiscation of Assets
- Exploring key similarities and differences between Federal and State regimes
- Recent developments
- The role of the CCC
- Unexplained Wealth
- The pursuit of innocent Cuckoo Smurfing victims
Presented by Edward Greaves, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Critical Updates in Criminal Law
Presented by Mara Barone SC, Francis Burt Chambers
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Persuasive Argument
- How to construct an argument: orally and in writing
- The art of the advocate
Presented by Mark Trowell QC, Albert Wolff Chambers