{has_more=false, offset=10, total=10, results=[{hs_object_id=19891880015, name=Ian Lloyd KC, Trust Chambers, bio=Ian Lloyd KC was called to the NSW Bar in 1977. He took silk in 1989. He is also a member of the bar in Hong Kong, New York and England & Wales. Mr Lloyd is one of Sydney’s leading criminal law silks. Mr Lloyd was during the 1980s a Senior Crown Counsel with the Hong Kong Government and in the early 1990s the Senior Crown Prosecutor for NSW. Mr Lloyd is also a former Justice of the Court of Appeal of the Fiji Islands and Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle Law School. He has previously lectured in law at the University of Technology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Notre Dame, Sydney., id=19891880015}, {hs_object_id=19891880256, name=Senior Judge Mottley AM, Drug Court of New South Wales, bio=Appointed as magistrate in 2000 following a 10 yr career working in Local Courts & 10 yrs with Legal Aid (ICLC & Manly). As a magistrate appointed to courts at Downing Centre, Burwood & the Parkes Circuit. Also held a commission as a Children’s Magistrate, presiding principally at Bidura & also the Youth Drug Court. In 2009 appointed as Deputy Chief Magistrate Downing Centre Local Court. While holding judicial office appointed as a Part-time member of the Law Reform Commission working on a variety of references including Bail, Sentencing & Early Appropriate Guilty Pleas. Also contributed to a number of working groups & committees including: NSW Corrective Services Women’s Advisory Committee, MERIT Steering Committee, Child Sex Assault Taskforce, Judicial Commission Ngara Yura committee & Domestic Violence Death Review team. 2017 appointed as Acting District Court Judge & Judge of the NSW Drug Court. 2021 appointed as Senior Judge of the NSW Drug Court., id=19891880256}, {hs_object_id=19891880314, name=Samantha Lewis, Principal and Director, Lewis Family Lawyers, bio=Samantha Lewis is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law. Having over 15 years of experience in the law working in complex family law matters, Samantha and her team are able to not only provide expert advice but can advocate for their clients at an exceptional level. With a background in criminal law, clients with all issues that arise in family law matters are able to feel supported, understood and well represented. Samantha regularly attends mediations and appears in the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia in all states in Australia (except Western Australia) and has been successful in representing her clients in the following types of cases: International and interstate relocations; International property disputes involving anti-suit injunctions; Serious family violence cases involving simultaneous criminal proceedings; High net worth property division; Parenting matters involving children with special needs; Complex property divisions involving inheritances., id=19891880314}, {hs_object_id=19891880570, name=Andrew Constantine, Founder and Managing Director, CIO Cyber Security, bio=Andrew Constantine is a cyber security red teamer - working with corporate ASX organisations to enhance their cyber security posture using cyber warfare and cyber security attack simulations to raise awareness. , He's the founder of CIO Cyber Security a private advisory firm working with Cyber Security Leaders to enhance and build a better response to attacks., id=19891880570}, {hs_object_id=19891880614, name=Michal Mantaj, Director, Trial Advocate, Conditsis Lawyers, bio=Michal has over 18 years experience as a criminal law practitioner. In that time, Michal has advised and represented thousands of clients charged with criminal offences spaning the whole spectrum of the criminal law, from minor traffic matters to offences attracting a maximum penalty of life imprisonment such as murder and large scale drug trafficking. He has appeared as solicitor advocate in the Local, District, Supreme Courts and the Court of Appeal and Court of Criminal Appeal. Additionally, Michal is a Law Society accredited specialist in criminal law; a member and deputy chair of the Law Society Criminal Law Committee; a former lecturer at a Traffic Offender Intervention Program and frequently presents papers at MCLE seminars. Michal is a director at Conditsis Lawyers, where Michal and other advocates, accept instructions from other solicitors to appear in all matters including trials, in much the same way as solicitors would instruct counsel., id=19891880614}, {hs_object_id=19949509988, name=Trudie Cameron, Principal Lawyer, Armstrong Legal, bio=Trudie Cameron is the Practice Director of Criminal Law (NSW) at Armstrong Legal. This role sees her responsible for supervising and managing the New South Wales Criminal Law team in addition to running her own practice. Trudie is an accredited specialist in criminal law, practising exclusively in criminal and traffic law. Trudie appears regularly in Local and District Courts in matters ranging from sentencing, defended hearings and severity and/or conviction appeals. Trudie has appeared as an instructing solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal and the High Court., id=19949509988}, {hs_object_id=19949510021, name=Nicholas Cowdery AO KC FAAL, Former Director of Public Prosecutions for NSW (1994-2011), former Barrister (1971-2017), former Associate Judge of the District Court of NSW, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of New South Wales and University of Sydney; Chair of the National Human Rights Committee, Law Council of Australia; Director, Justice Reform Initiative, bio=Nicholas Cowdery AO KC FAAL has been involved in criminal justice for 55 years – as a prosecutor, defender, judge and teacher. He was the Director of Public Prosecutions for NSW from 1994 to 2011. Since then, as an Adjunct Professor, he has taught criminal justice courses at the Universities of Sydney and of NSW. He is a past President of the International Association of Prosecutors and founding Co-Chair of the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association. He is Chair of the National Human Rights Committee of the Law Council of Australia and has held related offices in the past. He speaks to community groups about criminal justice issues. He is a director of the Justice Reform Initiative, working to reduce reliance upon imprisonment as the answer to every criminal problem. He campaigns for drug law reform and was involved in the campaigns to legalise abortion and voluntary assisted dying. He is the author of three books: “Getting Justice Wrong: Myths, Media and Crime” (Allen & Unwin, 2001); “Frank & Fearless”, with Rachael Jane Chin (NewSouth, 2019); and “Discretion in Criminal Justice” (LexisNexis, 2022)., id=19949510021}, {hs_object_id=19949510053, name=Lisa-Claire Hutchinson, Barrister, Forbes Chambers, bio=Lisa-Claire was called to the Bar in 2013. Her principal area of practice is criminal law. She appears in appeals in the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal; in jury trials and sentences in the NSW District Court, hearings and coronial inquests in the Local Court and Coroner’s Court of NSW and in various commissions of inquiry. Before being called to the Bar, Lisa-Claire worked as a solicitor at the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT. She narrowly avoided a career in commercial litigation when in 2009 she volunteered as a Trial Chamber Associate at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Her exposure there to advocacy and to international criminal law led her to pursue criminal law upon her return to Australia., id=19949510053}, {hs_object_id=20120984231, name=Michael Gleeson, Barrister, Black Chambers, bio=From March 2020 to March 2025 Michael had been employed by the Office Director of Public Prosecutions, (ODPP), as a Crown Prosecutor and regularly appeared in the NSW District Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Criminal Appeal during his 5-years with the ODPP. Called to the Bars of both England and Wales and New South Wales and having acquired a wealth of experience as a barrister in both jurisdictions, Michael’s principal areas of practice included criminal law, sports law, regulatory and compliance, as well as inquests and commissions of inquiry. He possesses widespread experience across a broad range of jurisdictions including the District Court of New South Wales, Industrial Relations Commission, Supreme Court of New South Wales, New South Wales Court of Appeal, New South Wales Crime Commission, Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and ACCC. Following ten successful years in continuous practise as a barrister in well-regarded chambers in the United Kingdon, Michael transferred his highly developed advocacy and advisory skills to Australia. Initially maintaining a mixed practice in common law, Michael later moved into specialising in complex and often high-profile criminal matters. Prior to his appointment as a Crown Prosecutor in 2020, he had developed a well-balanced practice prosecuting for the State and Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, as well as engaging in private and legally aided defence work. Michael’s extensive criminal practice covers the full spectrum of indictable criminal offences, including murder, armed robbery, sexual offences (encompassing historic child sexual abuse matters), fraud and large-scale public disorder. He has been regularly instructed to appear in multi-defendant cases for the prosecution and defence as a junior counsel or led by King’s Counsel/Senior Counsel. In addition to gaining substantial experience as a jury trial advocate, Michael has also appeared before the New South Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in conviction and sentence appeals. He is also a member of the Serious Indictable Crime Panel and Complex Criminal Law Panel of Legal Aid NSW. Michael has a passion for sport, with such interest extending to his professional work as Counsel. An avid triathlete and runner, he was also appointed the legal director of Triathlon NSW for 8 years. Rumour has it Michael will be running the 2025 Sydney Marathon for charity., id=20120984231}, {hs_object_id=21409752105, name=Magistrate Horan, Local Court of New South Wales, bio=Magistrate Horan was sworn in as a magistrate of the Local Court in February 2017. Presided over various metropolitan courts including Downing Centre, Burwood and Manly, as well as country service on the Cessnock circuit. Current member of the Local Court Education Committee since July 2022. Appointed Domestic and Family Violence Coordinating Magistrate for the Local Court from January 2025. Member of Government Reference Group on Coercive Control. Prior to appointment as a magistrate, worked as a senior federal prosecutor at the Commonwealth DPP and as a solicitor and senior associate at Mallesons (as it was then known), primarily in Dispute Resolution., id=21409752105}]}