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Liam in currently participating in the 2024 VLA Trial Counsel Development Program., id=12704208161}, {hs_object_id=20120982603, name=His Honour Judge Frank Gucciardo, County Court of Victoria, bio=Signed Roll of Counsel of the Victorian Bar 1983; Extensive practice in Criminal Law in the County and Supreme Court of Victoria, 1983- 2008; Appointed to the County Court of Victoria in 2008; Instructor at Victorian Bar Reader’s Course since 1989- 2019 (Workshop on Interpreters, Plea making, General and Jury Trial Advocacy, Criminal Certificate Accreditation Seminars and Police Prosecutors examination moots); Instructor for Australian Advocacy Institute, 1994--2019, including as Teacher in the LL.B. undergraduate course in Trial Advocacy at Monash University Campus in Prato, Italy; instructor for Victoria Legal Aid in Trial Counsel Accreditation workshops; Chairman of the County Court Professional Development Committee 2011-2016; Member of the  Court’s Media Committee 2010-2017; Member of the Strategic Planning Committee of Court Services Victoria 2015-2018; Co-Sponsor Judge of the County Court Resilience and Reflective Practice Program; Occasional faculty member for seminars of the Judicial College of Victoria; Speaker on Judicial Wellness at a number of recent Conferences in Australia and New Zealand; Recent past Council Alternate Member of the National Judicial College of Australia and past member of the College’s Programs Advisory Committee; Member of the County Court Judicial Security Working group and County Court Judicial Wellbeing Committee 2024-5., id=20120982603}, {hs_object_id=20120982616, name=Robert Richter KC, Crockett Chambers, bio=Robert is the former chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, former President of Victorian Council for Civil Liberties, former part-time Law Reform Commissioner for Victoria and former member of Bar Council. Joint Editor, with Ken Hayne (former Justice Hayne of the High Court), Melbourne University Law Review ;Signed Bar Roll in Victoria 1971; Appointed Queen’s Counsel 1985. He is a full time practice specialising in criminal law and associated fields; Adjunct Professor of Law at Victoria University since 2015., id=20120982616}, {hs_object_id=20120982622, name=Nick Jane, Partner, Stary Norton Halphen, bio=Nick joined Stary Norton Halphen in 2015, having graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and a Juris Doctor from The University of Melbourne. Nick has completed internships in remote WA with the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, and in Texas with anti-death penalty law firm GRACE., id=20120982622}, {hs_object_id=20120982644, name=Paul Galbally, Partner, Galbally O’Bryan, bio=Paul Galbally is a partner at Galbally & O'Bryan as well as an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist. He has been retained in some of the country's largest and complex criminal law proceedings which for the most part have involved white collar crime. He acted on behalf of a co-accused in the Elliott foreign exchange trial. He was retained in the Pro-Image proceeding and recently acted on behalf of Glenn Wheatley and is currently retained by Mr Andrew Lindberg, the former CEO of AWB, in regard to a civil penalty proceeding brought by ASIC and Mr Martin Kemp, a former director of ABC Learning Centres Ltd., id=20120982644}, {hs_object_id=20122963612, name=Sam Norton, Partner, Stary Norton Halphen, bio=Sam is an accredited criminal law specialist and is ranked in the Doyle’s guide as a Preeminent Criminal Defence lawyer and a Leading Traffic and Drink Driving lawyer – the highest ranking categories available. He has extensive experience as an advocate having appeared in trials, plea hearings and bail applications in the Supreme and County Courts as well as innumerable matters in the Magistrates’ Court. Sam was admitted to practice in 2001, and obtained specialist accreditation in Criminal Law 2008. He is the Senior Vice President of Liberty Victoria and is a former Co-Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV). In 2015 he received a Service Award from the Law Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the LIV and to the profession. Sam has also previously been a Volunteer at the Inner Melbourne Legal Service., id=20122963612}, {hs_object_id=20122963627, name=Philip Dunn KC, Barrister, Crockett Chambers, bio=Philip Dunn QC has 40 years experience as a criminal barrister. He has appeared in many of Australia's most significant cases and inquiries. His clients have included John Elliot, Brian Quinn, Gary Ablett, Peter Walker, Maritza Wales-King, James Ramage, Alan Bond, Carmen Lawrence, Warren Anderson, John Kizon, WA Gypsy Jokers, WA Coffin Cheaters and Laree Jane. Philip has served as a member of the Bar Council for 10 years and has served on its executive committee and ethics and advocacy training committee. Philip is the Chairman of Foley's List and member of the Bar Association's Equality and Diversity Committee., id=20122963627}, {hs_object_id=20122963637, name=Emma Turnbull, Director, Emma Turnbull Lawyers, bio=Emma Turnbull is a Director and founding partner of Emma Turnbull Lawyers Pty Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Master of Laws (LLM) from Monash University. Emma is an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist with the Law Institute of Victoria A passionate and forceful advocate, Emma appears regularly in all courts across the Victorian criminal law jurisdiction. This includes appearing as Counsel and instructing solicitor in Supreme and County Court trials, mental impairment trials, County Court and Magistrates’ Court plea hearings and bail applications. She is an industry leader and a forceful advocate for change and development of criminal law practice. Emma has been acknowledged annually as a leading criminal defence lawyer in Doyle’s Guide (as has her firm), she has been a finalist in the Australian Law Awards and Partner of the Year awards, and most relevant to the topic today she is speaking to – Emma won the national Lawyers Weekly 2024 Wellness Advocate of the Year award., id=20122963637}, {hs_object_id=24291567529, name=David Ranson, Adj Clinical Professor, Monash University, Adj Professor, La Trobe University, Honorary Associate, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, bio=David Ranson has been a forensic pathologist both in Bristol in the UK and, since 1988, in Melbourne, Australia. He has held a range of positions at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) including Head of Forensic Services (Deputy Director). He retired from the VIFM in 2024 but remains an active teacher, writer and researcher. Currently he is an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Monash Medical School and an Adjunct Professor in the La Trobe University Law School. David is actively involved in corporate and clinical governance consulting with a focus on medical law and law relating to the coronial jurisdictions. He is currently the forensic pathology adviser to the Chief Coroner in New Zealand and has worked with business consultants (inc. NOUS) and the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) in reviewing and accrediting forensic pathology services across Australia. David has a strong interest in Coronial law and procedure, expert medical evidence, forensic medicine in public health and related aspects of therapeutic jurisprudence. David has published widely including textbooks, editorials, research papers, forensic pathology technical/expert consultancy reports as well as forensic business consultancy reports., id=24291567529}]}