Education and Events
Upcoming Presentations and Events
- Conference Presentation, Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory, Bali, 28 June 2024 – Register Online
Past Presentations and Events
- Conference presentation, Criminal Lawyers’ Conference, Victorian and nationwide criminal lawyers, Hobart, 22 March 2024
- Tasmanian legal profession presentation (Criminal Law), Hobart, 21 March 2024
- ’10 years since the High Court decision of Bugmy v The Queen’, National Indigenous Law Conference, Sydney, 17 October 2023
- ‘Recognising and Presenting Evidence of Strengths in Legal Proceedings‘, NSW Bar Association and NSW Law Society, 13 September 2023
- Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Conference, Friday 4 August 2023
- Local Court of NSW, Annual Conference, 3 August 2023
- Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT All Staff Conference, 3 August 2023
- Council of Australasian Tribunals National Conference, Sydney, 9 June 2023
- Reasonable Cause Criminal Law CPD Conference, Sydney, 25 March 2023,
- NSW Bar Association 2023 North Coast Regional Conference, 25 March 2023
- NSW Bar Association 2023 Orange Regional Conference, 18 March 2023
- Public Defenders Annual Criminal Law Conference, 11 March 2023, Sydney NSW
- NSW Bar Association 2023 Newcastle Regional Conference, 25 February 2023
- Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Western Zone Conference, 26 November 2022, Rydal NSW
- Australian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA) Indigenous Youth Justice Conference, Sydney, 30 October 2022
- ‘Bugmy and Beyond: The Use of the Bugmy Bar Book in Civil Practice’, Legal Aid NSW Civil Law Conference, Sydney, 19 September 2022, Sydney NSW
- ‘Bugmy v The Queen and the Bugmy Bar Book’, national presentation to prosecutors – Belinda Baker SC, online, 14 September 2022
- ‘The Relevance of the Bugmy Bar Book in Coronial Inquests’, presentation to Crown Solicitors Office (NSW) – Josh Brock, Lauren Stefanou and Crystal Triggs, online, 13 September 2022
- Criminal Law CPD: The Bugmy Bar Book – Judge Sophia Beckett and Rebecca McMahon, hosted by Doogue + George Criminal Defence Lawyers (Victoria)
- Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory (CLANT) Conference, 29 June 2022, Darwin Convention Centre – Panel discussion featuring Justice Dina Yehia SC, Professor Thalia Anthony, Sophie Anderson and Josh Brock
- NAAJA Criminal Lawyers, online CPD, 2021, Judge Sophia Beckett and Rebecca McMahon
- Twilight Seminar: Addressing Indigenous Over-Representation in Canada: Legislation, Litigation and Mobilisation (Sydney), joint presentation by Richard Wilson SC, Professor Thalia Anthony and Jonathan Rudin, Program Director, Aboriginal Legal Services, Canada – Tuesday 11 February 2020
- Bar Association 2020 Regional Conference Series (Newcastle), Richard Wilson SC – Saturday 22 February 2020
- Bar Association 2020 Regional Conference Series (Sydney), Judge Sophia Beckett – Saturday 21 March 2020
- Bar Association 2020 Regional Conference Series (Parramatta), Richard Wilson SC – Saturday 28 March 2020
- Public Defenders Criminal Law Conference 2019, Sophia Beckett (conference paper)
- Legal Aid Criminal Law Conference 2019 & Aboriginal Legal Service conference 2019, Rebecca McMahon (conference paper)
- National Indigenous Law Conference Overview 2019 (Darwin), Bryce Wilson and Desiree Leha
- Mid-North Coast Law Society Annual CPD, Rebecca McMahon – 6 December 2019
‘Recognising and Presenting Evidence of Strengths in Legal Proceedings’, September 2023
The NSW Bar Association First Nations Committee in partnership with the Bugmy Bar Book Project Committee presented a panel discussion on the topic of ‘Recognising and Presenting Evidence of Strengths in Legal Proceedings’. The event was generously hosted by the Law Society of NSW.
The discussion centred on the report by Vanessa Edwige and Dr Paul Gray, Significance of Culture to Wellbeing, Healing and Rehabilitation (2021), and the importance of presenting a strengths-focused case on behalf of clients.
Webinar: The Bugmy Bar Book Q&A (2020)
Featuring Judge Sophia Beckett, Peter McGrath SC, Professor Thalia Anthony, Jeremy Styles, Rebecca McMahon and Richard Wilson SC, hosted by Emma Manea.
This webinar, produced by Legal Aid NSW, is a Q&A session with Bugmy Bar Book Project Committee members exploring what the Bugmy Bar Book is, how the chapters have been developed and used in criminal court proceedings, and ways that criminal lawyers can use these resources to advocate on behalf of clients.