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Unveiling the Challenges and Rewards of Moot Court Tournaments

NLS Law Director, Neisha Shepherd, was recently a judge for the IBA International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition. The competition is an annual event hosted at the The Hague in the Netherlands.

During the semi-final and final rounds, Neisha sat down with Michael Scharf, the Dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and Milena Stereo, a professor of International Law at Cleveland State University in the United States.

For the last 10 years Michael has been the chairman of the board of advisors of this competition. While Milena has also judged the competition many times in the past.

Throughout this episode Neisha, Michael and Milena discuss the complexities of this years competition problem in which the students have to solve and argue a case that’s never been looked at before in an area of law.

This episode is now available to listen below.

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Perpetrators of Family Violence – Part 4

Welcome back to the last part of our 4 part series on Perpetrators of Family Violence.

NLS Law Solicitor Director, Neisha Shepherd recently sat down with Joplin Higgins, from Joplin Lawyers, and Steven Halley & Dorthy Stucky Halley, the co-founders of Family Peace Initiative in the US.

In this final episode Steven and Dorthy highlight that those committing domestic violence are after power and control. However, the question they ask is why do they want power and control? What are the underlying motives?

Throughout the episode, Steven and Dorthy discuss the 3 key categories of a perpetrator’s motive:

1. Survival Based – Type 1, Type 2
2. Entitlement – Material motived 
3. Statistic

Don’t miss out on the final part of this insightful four part podcast series, which is available now for listening below. If you haven’t yet, make sure you listen to part 1, part 2, and part 3 first.

If the topics discussed in this episode raise any triggers or issues for you, please seek help using the helplines below:

• Lifeline – 13 11 14
• Domestic Violence Helpline – 1800 737 732
• Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800

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Perpetrators of Family Violence – Part 3

Welcome back to the 3rd part of our 4 part series on Perpetrators of Family Violence.

NLS Law Solicitor Director, Neisha Shepherd recently sat down with Joplin Higgins, from Joplin Lawyers, and Steven Halley & Dorthy Stucky Halley, the co-founders of Family Peace Initiative in the US.

In this episode Steven and Dorthy discuss their work with perpetrators of domestic violence, the effects their actions have on children, and the challenges they face to make programs such as Restorative Justice available on a more broad scale.

Don’t miss out on part three of this insightful four part podcast series, which is available now for listening below. If you haven’t yet, make sure you listen to part 1 and part 2 first.

If the topics discussed in this episode raise any triggers or issues for you, please seek help using the helplines below:

• Lifeline – 13 11 14
• Domestic Violence Helpline – 1800 737 732
• Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800

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Perpetrators of Family Violence – Part 2

Welcome back to the 2nd part of our 4 part series on Perpetrators of Family Violence.

NLS Law Solicitor Director, Neisha Shepherd recently sat down with Joplin Higgins, from Joplin Lawyers, and Steven Halley & Dorthy Stucky Halley, the co-founders of Family Peace Initiative in the US.

In this episode Steven & Dorthy continue to share insights on the programs they implemented in the USA, exploring why perpetrators commit violence.

Steven & Dorthy discuss their preference to use the term ‘cruelty’ instead of ‘domestic violence’ and why this model has helped open the door towards intervention, accountability and healing.

Don’t miss out on part two of this insightful four part podcast series, which is available now for listening below. If you haven’t yet, make sure you listen to part 1 first.

If the topics discussed in this episode raise any triggers or issues for you, please seek help using the helplines below:

• Lifeline – 13 11 14
• Domestic Violence Helpline – 1800 737 732
• Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800

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Perpetrators of Family Violence – Part 1

The podcast series by NLS Law, Up To Date, is back in 2023. We are delighted to have NLS Law Solicitor Director, Neisha Shepherd sitting down with Joplin Higgins, from Joplin Lawyers, and Steven Halley & Dorthy Stucky Halley, the co-founders of Family Peace Initiative in the US.

Throughout the podcast they’ll cover domestic violence and domestic violence intervention programs. They’ll also explore the different motives behind family violence and explain why it’s crucial to comprehend these motives for effective intervention. 

Steven & Dorthy share insights on the programs they implemented in the USA, exploring why perpetrators commit violence, trauma informed therapy, and engaging offenders in the conversation around family violence.

Don’t miss out on part one of this insightful four part podcast series, which is available for listening below.

If the topics discussed in this episode raise any triggers or issues for you, please seek help using the helplines below:

• -Lifeline – 13 11 14
• Domestic Violence Helpline – 1800 737 732
• Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800

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This week we are joined by a few of NLS Law’s team members including, Solicitor Director Neisha Shepherd, Associated Solicitor Jessica Fordham, Child Consultant Chanel Hughes & Administration Officer Emisen Niszczot.

We chat about the newly introduced Covid-19 List & methods of communication.

Listen Below & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts

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Children’s Advocacy, Independent Children’s Lawyers & Child Consultants

Join us this week as Neisha Shepherd our Solicitor Director & Accredited Specialist in Children’s Law chats with Chanel Hughes our Child Consultant about the role of an independent children’s lawyer, importance of engaging a child consultant during dispute resolution and the importance of children’s advocacy.

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Join us as we talk with His Honour Judge Harman, Giles Coakes & Julie Kearney about Arbitration.

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Join us this week as we talk with Julie Kearney & Ian Duane on Mediation, Arbitration and Property Matters.

Thank you to the young local artist who wrote and recorded the intro music for this episode.

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Welcome to our podcast! We want to keep connected with you, and ensure everyone is informed, up to date and connected during the current times.

This episode is the first of many to come, each fortnight we discuss different areas relating to the law, family, connection and will even have special guests interviews.

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