Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Division

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Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Division episodes

April 08, 2025The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 18
Paul and Caitlin discuss the High Court’s decision on judicial immunity, the common-law offence of escape, a new case on 22C of the Bail Act, mental health diversion for Commonwealth offences, and the extent of a Children’s Court sentencing powers in the following cases:
Queensland v Mr Stradford (a pseudonym) [2025] HCA 3
Elali v R [2025] NSWCCA 9
R v JS [2025] NSWSC 116
R v Skapik [2025] NSWCCA 19
PD v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2025] NSWSC 16
19 min
March 24, 2025The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 17 - Special Guest Raelene Sharp KC
In this episode Sophie and Paul chat with Raelene Sharp KC, about her first year at the CDPP, what solicitors can expect if they work at the CDPP, and 5 Commonwealth cases.
Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kola [2024] HCA 14 (17 April 2024)
R v Munro [2024] QCA 136 (30 July 2024)
Hurt v The King; Hurt v The King; Delzotto v The King [2024] HCA 8 (13 March 2024)
McGregor v R [2024] NSWCCA 200
The King v Hatahet [2024] HCA 23 (12 June 2024)
35 min
February 08, 2025The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 16
Sophie and Caitlin discuss coercive control, extending AVOs in order to revoke them, the Liberato direction and the assessment of objective seriousness on sentence in the following cases:
Pickford & Pickford [2024] FedCFamC1A 249
Elahmad v R [2024] NSWCCA 250
Commissioner of NSW Police v Murphy [2024] NSWCA 311
Evans v R; Evans v R [2024] NSWCCA 245
JL v R [2024] NSWCCA 246
21 min
January 22, 2025The 5 Cases podcast - Episode 15 part 2
In this episode, Paul, Caitlin and Sophie have met on Gadigal land to discuss the following cases:
DPP v Smith [2024] HCA 32
BQ v R [2024] HCA 29
R v Fisher [2024] NSWCCA 191
Barker v R [2024] NSWCCA 227
KL [2024] NSWSC 1334
25 min
January 22, 2025The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 15 part 1
A podcast series by Sophie Anderson, Paul Coady and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.
In this episode, Paul, Caitlin and Sophie have met on Gadigal land to discuss the following cases:
R v TW [2024] NSWSC 1504
R v BH [2024] NSWSC 1577
Chiha v R [2024] NSWCCA 222
R v Jones [2024] NSWCCA 236
Vamadevan v The King [2024] NSWCCA 223
20 min
December 20, 2024The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 14
A podcast series by Sophie Anderson, Paul Coady and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.

Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.

In this episode, Paul and Caitlin collaborate to discuss the following cases:
Omigie v R [2024] NSWCCA 205
Bhatt v R [2024] NSWCCA 214
Knight v R [2024] NSWCCA 211
WP v R [2024] NSWCCA 77
BAP v R [2024] NSWCCA 206

During the discussion on WP v R, Paul refers to three resources to confirm the changes to maximum penalties for sexual offences. Those three resources are:
Legislative Changes to Sexual Offences | The Public Defenders Home
Lawcodes
The Point in Time versions of legislation on the Home - NSW legislation website

If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: [email protected]
19 min
December 09, 2024The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 13
A podcast series by Sophie Anderson, Paul Coady and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.

Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.

In this episode, Caitlin and Sophie have met on Gadigal land to record and discuss the following cases:
Lee v R (Cth) [2024] NSWCCA 202
R v Youseff (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 1261
RE v R [2024] NSWCCA 180
Barwick v R [2023] NSWCCA 139 when discussing this case, Caitlin also refers to the following two cases:
De Silva v The Queen (2019) 268 CLR 57; [2019] HCA 48
Liberato v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507; [1985] HCA 66
McGregor v R [2024] NSWCCA 200

If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: [email protected]
18 min
September 23, 2024The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 12
A podcast series by Caitlin Akthar, Sophie Anderson and Paul Coady, with some special guests.

Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.

In this episode, Sophie and Caitlin team up on Bundjalung Country to discuss the following cases:
Heywood v Local Court of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 1047
Behi v R [2024] NSWCCA 89
Keen v R [2024] NSWCCA 157
R v Martin [2024] NSWSC 968
Rabieh v R [2024] NSWCCA 154

If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: [email protected]
21 min
August 26, 2024The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 11
A podcast series by Caitlin Akthar, Sophie Anderson and Paul Coady, with some special guests.

Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.

In this episode, Sophie is working solo and discusses the following cases:
Cook (a pseudonym) v The King [2024] HCA 26
Obian v The King [2024] HCA 18
BQ v The King [2024] HCA 29
Steven Moore (a pseudonym) v The King [2024] HCA 30
[redacted]

If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: [email protected]
16 min
July 18, 2024The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 10
A podcast series by Paul Coady, Sophie Anderson and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.

Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyers in NSW.

In this episode, Sophie and Caitlin highlight the following cases:
Director of Public Prosecutions v Benjamin Roder (a pseudonym) [2024] HCA 15
Commissioner of NSW Police v Murphy [2024] NSWSC 617 / Majumdar v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2024] NSWCA 117 (we are counting this as one case, okay?)
Baydoun v R [2024] NSWCCA 65
[redacted]
R v Kellson [2024] NSWDC 137

If you wish to reach out with comments or suggestions for future episodes, the hosts can be contacted on: [email protected]
20 min