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Clinical Forensic Medicine in the Courtroom - Head Injuries and Clinical Toxicology

The Criminal Bar Association
27Nov

This is a two-part session that provides an overview of two common areas of forensic medical evidence in the courtroom:

  • Head Injuries – Head injuries following blunt trauma can be a perplexing scenario to manage clinically, and even more challenging to understand in the courtroom. There are a wide range of presentations and outcomes that can occur following head trauma, with many short and longer-term consequences arising for the patient. The discussion will demystify hospital documentation around head injury presentations and provide an overview of the potential implications of the findings, some of the complications that are seen, and the treatments that are provided in hospital.
  • Clinical Toxicology – Unlike medical evidence, toxicological evidence has relied on information that has far less reliability. There are potential flaws inherent in some publications which need to be understood so that they can be assessed, used, or discarded on the basis of their nature and the risk of unreliability. This is especially true for the study of drugs of abuse. The discussion will describe some of the pitfalls of a widespread adoption of information that makes its way into even the best peer reviewed journals. The speakers are directors of Fidelis Forensics, a provider of expert forensic medicine services.

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Speaker(s): 
Shaun Ginsbourg (Chair), Nicola Cunningham (Adjunct Associate Professor), Dr Angela Sungaila
When: 
Monday, 27 November, 2023 - 17:15 to 18:15
Where: 
Online via Zoom
Australia
1 CPD point(s):
Substantive Law; Barristers Skills;
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Intervention Orders: Everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask

The Criminal Bar Association
13Nov

The prevalence of intervention orders belies their complexity. This seminar will address matters including the intersection of the criminal law and intervention orders, the practical implications of DPP v Cormick [2023] VSCA 186, and counselling orders: essential knowledge for any barrister appearing in both intervention order and breach proceedings.

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This is an in-person event and will also be available online via livestream.

Speaker(s): 
Amanda Burnnard (Chair), Tony Trood, Iman Osman
When: 
Monday, 13 November, 2023 - 17:15 to 18:15
Where: 
Neil McPhee Room, Level 1 Owen Dixon Chambers East
205 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
1 CPD point(s):
Substantive Law;
FOUNDATION
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
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Book Event

Assessing and Arguing Unfitness to be Tried post R v Dellamarta [2020] VSC 745

The Criminal Bar Association
24Oct

The Criminal Bar Association is delighted to host this panel discussion presented by the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and the Law.

Join us for a discussion on the significance of the court’s observations in Dellamarta and learn how clinicians assess an individual’s capacity to understand and participate in the trial process. Then stay for a drink and meet the people writing the reports!  

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This is an in-person event and will also be available online via livestream.

Speaker(s): 
Tim Marsh (Chair), Dr Prashant Pandurangi, Dr Clare McInerney, Pamela Mathews
When: 
Tuesday, 24 October, 2023 - 17:15 to 18:30
Where: 
Neil McPhee Room, Level 1 Owen Dixon Chambers East
205 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
1 CPD point(s):
Substantive Law; Barristers Skills;
FOUNDATION
INTERMEDIATE
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Book Event

Enhancing and transcribing indistinct forensic audio: From problems to solutions?

The Victorian Chapter of Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
6Sep

The Victorian Chapter Council of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences invites you to join its first plenary presentation of the year.

Recent years have seen increasing acknowledgement of problems with enhancing and transcribing indistinct recorded speech used as evidence in criminal trials.  This presentation turns to solutions.  A key element of any solution is recognition that the problems arise not from how enhancements and transcripts are created, but from how they are evaluated.

Professor Helen Fraser will review relevant scientific findings, and consider how these can be harnessed for forensic purposes - then discuss what reforms are needed to ensure the courts are not 'assisted' by misleading interpretations of forensic audio. Professor Fraser studied phonetics and related topics at the University of Edinburgh, then taught for many years at the University of New England (NSW).  Prof Fraser is known for her pioneering research in forensic transcription, sparked by direct observation of actual and potential injustice in the use of indistinct covert recordings in criminal trials.

Guests are invited to join a dinner from 6.45pm at a location to be confirmed.

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This is an in-person event and will also be available online via Zoom.

CHAIR:              

The Hon Justice John Champion

SPEAKER:          

Professor Helen Fraser
Director of the Research Hub for Language in Forensic Evidence, School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne (https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/31457-helen-fraser)

When: 
Wednesday, 6 September, 2023 - 17:30 to 18:30
Where: 
Bar Council Chamber, Owen Dixon Chambers East Level 1, 205 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
1 CPD point(s):
Barristers Skills;
FOUNDATION
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
BS
Book Event

Following the leader? How to lead effectively and how to be a good junior

The Criminal Bar Association
21Aug

How should a leader get the best from a junior? How can a junior contribute the most value? Should a junior take witnesses? Should the leader only settle, not draft, relevant documents? Should both be present for all client conferences? What happens if they disagree on strategy or advice? These answers and many more are crucial to working as part of an effective legal team.

Join our panel for a frank discussion about managing the division of labour and different personalities, expectations, and working styles alongside the demands of the brief itself.

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This is an in-person event and will also be available online via live stream.

Speaker(s): 
Amanda Burnnard (Chair), Megan Tittensor SC, Rishi Nathwani, Rabea Khan
When: 
Monday, 21 August, 2023 - 17:15 to 18:15
Where: 
Neil McPhee Room, Level 1 Owen Dixon Chambers East
205 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
1 CPD point(s):
Barristers Skills;
FOUNDATION
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
BS
Book Event