Acknowledgement of Country. A Victorian Coroner has found that Raymond Noel died during an unjustified and frightening police pursuit. This is another senseless death of an Aboriginal man in connection with the criminal justice system.
Read the title, do it, then come back. Acknowledgement of Country. Book recommendation: Countdown to Zero Day by Kim Zetter. Podcast recommendation: the Darknet Diaries. Seriously go update stuff now!
Acknowledgement of Country. Have you always wondered what to expect from a Mental Health First Aid course? Wonder no more! You can find one here: www.mhfa.com.au If you need to chat to someone right now, Lifeline is available on 13 11 14.
Acknowledgment of Country. Equal Pay Day and what we still need to measure. Merger of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court on 1 September 2021 - what the average person in the street needs to know.
Acknowledgement of Country. Emailing plants. Les-fic. Need I say more?
Acknowledgement of Country. A chat about the High Court decision in LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] HCA 18. I am greatly indebted to Dr Michelle Sharpe for her article in the Law Society of NSW Journal, Issue 80, for breaking this case down. I have built on her work to simplify it further for this podcast.
Acknowledgement of Country. A short episode about recruiting Judges!
Acknowledgement of Country. A snippet of information about the game of roller derby & why I love it. Sarah Avery Legal Practice is a proud sponsor of Canberra Roller Derby League.
Acknowledgement of Country. Picking up where episode 20 of season 2 left off (why can politicians sue for defamation) I chat about recent changes to defamation law, and then send you off to listen to law-talking folks with greater knowledge!
Acknowledgement of Country. Be-on-the-lookout-for-copaganda-warning. Referral to a really interesting episode where forensic psychologist Dr Sarah Yule talks about how forensic psychology can help with criminal investigations. She’s refreshingly down to earth and frank about the limitations of her specialised field.
Acknowledgment of Country. Content warning: deaths in custody & suicide. Lifeline: 131114. COVID 19 restrictions are linked to a recent death in custody, and are creating even more punishing conditions for prisoners.
Content warning: domestic violence, racism, sexism. Acknowledgement of Country. I give a few definitions and give you useful background on my female clients’ experience with prosecution for domestic violence. Then you will get cracking over to this interview with Dr Chelsea Watego from 6 July 2021, pronto: https://m.mixcloud.com/3crtuesdaybreakfast/3cr-tuesday-breakfast-6-july-2021-interview-dr-chelsea-watego/?fbclid=IwAR3c9lcze6Q2K47GGqA_7RJNkpYntALBONxWnQ91E4TFs_lqSirdb8LIKdc Lifeline: 131114...
Acknowledgement of Country. NAIDOC Week 2021. Mabo decision: http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCA/1992/23.html
Acknowledgement of Country. What is a private prosecution? Question: Can I bring one? Answer: probably. Question: Should I? Answer: I can’t give you legal advice, but probably not! As with everything, it depends.
Acknowledgement of Country. This bonus episode augments episode 27, and points you to the parts of the judgment that deal with expert OMCG evidence.
Acknowledgement of Country. This episode seizes upon a unique opportunity to hear the directions that a Judge usually gives to a jury. Because of the COVID emergency, the matter I talk about, which would usually be heard by a jury, was heard by a Judge. That Judge, Justice Mossop of the ACT Supreme Court, had to tell himself all of the things he would usually tell a jury, and it’s fascinating. I refer to R v Sidaros (No 5) [2020] ACTSC 354 in this weeks’s interesting episode.
Acknowledgment of Country. Content warning: human suffering and suicide. Lifeline 131114. Hear what Justice Murphy of the Federal Court of Australia had to say about Robodebt on 11 June 2021. Spoiler, it’s not in any way like Robocop. If you are here for effective robotic law enforcement, these are not the droids you are looking for.
Content warning: sexual assault. Acknowledgement of Country. Update on where NSW’s barristers stand on proposed consent laws reforms. Pop back to episode 23 for context! Lifeline: 131114.
Acknowledgement of Country. Primer: who is an asylum seeker and who is a refugee? Sources include Refugee Council of Australia, Red Cross, and Australian Parliamentary Library.
Content warning: sexual assault. Acknowledgment of Country and of Reconciliation Week. Primer on NSW consent law. Primer on expert and NSW Bar Association response, as well as Australian Lawyers Alliance response. Restorative justice. My own views! Lifeline 131114.
Acknowledgement of Country. A primer for people who have heard the names Witness K and Bernard Collaery, and want to know more. Open justice and rule of law also discussed.
Content warning: discrimination and non-consensual medical procedures. Acknowledgement of Country. Happy IDAHOBIT Day! Some education for everyday folks about the Darlington Statement. Please see ihra.org.au for the full text. With thanks to A Gender Agenda (and Cody in particular) for their work on this issue. Lifeline is there on 131114 if any of this content causes you concern.
Acknowledgement of Country. In Australia, do we have freedom of speech? No? Oh, ok. Well, we have an implied freedom of political communication, right? Yep. So why can politicians sue for defamation? FIND OUT HERE!
Acknowledgement of Country. A day in the life of a boutique law firm’s trust account? Yes, please!
Acknowledgement of Country. 3 short, sharp things! Regular episode coming this Wednesday!
Acknowledgement of Country. Personal reflection on my appearance (for a client) in the Galambany Circle Sentencing Court in April 2021.
Acknowledgment of Country. Hey there! Here’s the High Court of Australia stating something obvious, but important. Married people will especially want to tune in.
Acknowledgement of Country. Lawyers primarily look at sexual harassment as a professional conduct issue. But should we be looking at it as a workplace health and safety issue?
Acknowledgement of Country. What the heck is a penumbral duty? How does this relate to a retainer? What does this mean for clients? What does this mean for solicitors? Feel free to go back to Season 1, Episode 19 for a refresher on what a retainer is!
Happy TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY aka TDOV! Acknowledgment of Country. Some breaking news about honorifics in the ACT Courts!
