Criminal Law

Issues covered include: Admissibility of Tendency Evidence Post R v Bauer, Post Sentence Orders under the new Serious Offenders Act 2018, Family Violence in the Criminal Courts, Committal Hearings, DNA Evidence and Crime, Trace DNA, Transfer DNA, Low level DNA, Familial DNA testing, Reduced Legal Aid Funding, Ethics for criminal lawyers.

Issues covered include: domestic violence, family violence, admissibility, bad character, crown witness, media strategies, media comments, mobile phones, computers, search warrant, police seizing, sentencing advisory counsel, managing clients' expectations, difficult clients, committal hearing, ethics for criminal lawyers, ethical issues

Issues covered include: general deterrence, revenge porn, the De Simoni Principle, evidence admissibility, uncharged offences, crime scenes, cross-examination, dementia, trauma, ethics

Issues covered include: Independent experts, technology, work life balance, managing clients, ethical issues.

Issues covered include: Sentencing Appeals, Confiscation of Assets, CCC, persuasive argument orally and in writing.

Issues covered include: Bail applications, preparation, advocacy, ethical obligations, ethics, evidence, witness statements, preparing witnesses, briefing counsel, prepare a brief, instructing solicitor

Issues covered include: running a defended hearing, unauthorised driving laws, pharmacological evidence, and case update

Issues covered include: Admissibility of expert evidence, High Court and Court of Criminal Appeal, Evidence Act, Admitted facts, Uncontested facts, Disclosure and Privilege, Tendency and Coincidence Evidence.

Issues covered include: terrorism offences in Australia, prosecuting home grown terror plots, trends in terrorism, human exploitation

The success of a criminal lawyer can be measured by their ability to deftly gather, leverage, or challenge evidence. Thus it’s imperative that you to stay up to date with the current rules to ensure that you can get the most out of your evidence while expertly restricting the evidence offered against your client and the manner in which that evidence is presented. This seminar will ensure that you are armed and ready to successfully represent your client.

This conference could easily be mistaken for the criminal practitioner of the year awards. A dozen top experts will give you insights into eleven hot topics to develop your practice. Jam packed & action filled this program makes Underbelly look pedestrian. This conference is the professional development opportunity of the decade for criminal lawyers in Victoria. Do not give up your weekend, travel to an exotic location & make some loose acquaintances – stay local, learn from the best & grow your practice.

Issues covered include: criminal law trial process, court appearances, practical case study

Issues covered include: criminal law update, drugs, client rights, police powers, forensic evidence, DNA, toxicology, cyber and psychiatry, evidence

It’s crucial that you can understand expert reports and evidence to ensure that you can act in the best interests of your clients. Hear from respected experts in their fields who will guide you so that you won’t be held back by the science. Examine a sample of forensic evidence topics including DNA, toxicology, cyber and psychiatry as well as the latest technology and how it’s being used as evidence in court.

Issues covered include: unreasonable verdicts, psychological reports, police powers, sexual offences law reform, cyber forensics, ethics refresher, client complaints

We’ve heard your requests: you want to know more about evidence. Come to this intensive and gain an insight into multiple areas of evidence that directly affect your practice. Foster your knowledge of digital forensics, motor vehicles and cameras, expert medical evidence and children’s evidence. After this intensive you will have the knowledge and skills needed to improve your practice, courtroom appearances and client interactions.

Do you need your compulsory CPD points? Would you like to learn relevant skills that you can use in your practice? Are you interested in hearing from Perth’s top criminal law practitioners? We have you covered with this intensive and in-depth criminal law CPD program. Learn how to effectively and efficiently work with independent experts. Hone your ethics skills. Get practical tips on how to manage counsel. You are bound to leave this session with a refreshed and elevated skill set.

Issues covered include:Sentencing, Post Sentence Supervision Orders, R v Pell, Defacto Reversal of the Burden of Proof in Sex Cases, Forensic DNA Databases, Dementia, Ethical Issues, Practice Management & Business Skills

Issues covered include: Local Court, Sexual Assault trials, clients with mental health impairments, Improperly obtained evidence, judicial bias, judicial bullying, individual dilemmas, proactive litigation

Issues covered include: PCA Matters, roadside drug testing, defending driving offences, traffic offences cases