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s22C Bail Act (part 2): A practical guide to running applications
Legal Aid NSW lawyers, join forces with Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT Ltd to discuss the new bail test introduced under s22C of the Bail Act as it...

s22C Bail Act (part 1): Its impact on children and the evolving caselaw
Legal Aid NSW lawyers, join forces with Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT Ltd to discuss the new bail test introduced under s22C of the Bail Act as it...

5 Cases Podcast - Episode 22
Caitlin and Sophie discuss bail, in the Local Court pending DC Appeal of Allsopp v R [2025] NSWDC 338, the test for making AVOs in Smith v Blanch [202...

5 Cases Podcast - Episode 21
Sophie and special guest, Chanel Beesley Barrister discuss the law of tendency in a recent discussion on a Judges Directions and the importance of how...

Justice Advocacy Service
An interview with Judy Harper, Program Director and Taylor Budin, lived experience person from Justice Advocacy Service. We deep dive into some wisdom...

The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 20
Caitlin discusses the law of arrest in State of New South Wales v Dennis [2025] NSWCA 118, consent and intoxication in sex offences in Smee v R [2024]...

The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 19
Welcome to Episode 19 of the 5 cases podcast. In this episode, Caitlin and Sophie discuss :
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CDTCC: Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional Centre
'CDTCC is a wonderful tool, in an advocate's toolkit.' Pete Bartels is a senior lawyer and subject matter expert on the CDTCC. He joins Martin Dalitz,...

Your Honour, it’s a cultural thing! Black Letter Lore: Representing Mob with Culture in Mind
The Aboriginal Service Branch (ASB) has put together a new podcast episode called ‘Your Honour, it’s a cultural thing! Black Letter Lore: Representing...

The 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 h...

The 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...

The 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 seriousnes...

The 5 Cases podcast - Episode 15 part 2
In this episode, Paul, Caitlin and Sophie have met on Gadigal land to discuss the following cases:

The 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 cr...

The 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 releva...

The 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 releva...

The 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 releva...

The 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 releva...

The 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 releva...

The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 9
A podcast series by Paul Coady, Sophie Anderson and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases releva...

Coercive control - Episode 5
Content warning:
This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working wi...

Coercive control - Episode 4 (Part 2)
Content warning:
This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working wi...

Coercive control - Episode 4 (Part 1)
Content warning:
This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working wi...

Coercive control - Episode 3
Content warning:
This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working wi...

Coercive control - Episode 2
Content warning:
This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working wi...

Coercive control - Episode 1 (Part 2)
Content warning:
This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working wi...

Coercive control - Episode 1 (Part 1)
Content warning:
This series deals with distressing themes. It discusses domestic and family violence and deceased persons, alongside working wi...

The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 8
A podcast series by Sophie Anderson, Paul Coady and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases releva...

The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 7
A podcast series by Sophie Anderson, Paul Coady and Caitlin Akthar, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases releva...

The Child Sexual Offence Evidence Program - with Leanne Mellor, Nguyen Ngo and Helen Shaw
This episode of the podcast discusses the state-wide expansion of the Child Sexual Offence Evidence Program (CSOEP). This follows the extended pilot p...

The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 6
A podcast series by Caitlin Akthar, Sophie Anderson and Paul Coady, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases releva...

The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 5
A podcast series by Caitlin Akthar, Sophie Anderson and Paul Coady, with some special guests.
Each episode will summarise 5 cases releva...

The 5 Cases Podcast - Episode 4
A podcast series by Paul Coady, Caitlin Akthar and Sophie Anderson with some special guests. Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal...

The 5 case Podcast Episode 3
A podcast series by Paul Coady, Caitlin Akthar and Sophie Anderson, with some special guests. Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal...

The 5 cases Podcast Episode 2
A podcast series by Paul Coady, Caitlin Akthar and Sophie Anderson, with some special guests. Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal...

Yarning with an inmate: a perspective from inside
Disclaimer: the views in this podcast may not reflect the views of Legal Aid NSW. This podcast contains reference to drug use, violence and trauma, li...

The 5 cases Podcast: Episode 1
A podcast by Paul Coady, Caitlin Akthar and Sophie Anderson, with some special guests. Each episode will summarise 5 cases relevant to criminal lawyer...

"A practical guide to sentences in the Local Court"
“A practical guide to sentences in the Local Court” - a podcast which does exactly what the title says!
This excellent informative conversation...

CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT PILOT MATTERS: Practice, protocols, procedures and points of difference to other trial matters
This Podcast is all about CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT PILOT MATTERS: Practice, protocols, procedures and points of difference to other trial matters.
T...

Child Protection Register and CPPO's Post LECC review
In this podcast, solicitors Tim Khoo and Diane Elston discuss the Child Protection Register, Child Protection Prohibition Orders and some of the findi...