Presenters

Ian Lloyd KC, Trust Chambers
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.


Sophie Anderson, Barrister, Commercial Bank Chambers
Sophie has extensive experience as a lawyer and advisor involved in criminal defence law. She appears in all criminal matters including Jury Trials, Sentences, and Appeals. She also has other legal experience having practised in areas including Employment, Discrimination and Industrial Relations law. Sophie has previously lectured and tutored at Southern Cross University; and additionally co-authored course materials. Sophie began her career as a solicitor, specialising in criminal defence work, having been recognised for her specialised knowledge in this area by the NSW Law Society in 2005, with accreditation. She initially worked with the Aboriginal Legal Service in both their metropolitan and regional offices from Redfern Sydney to Dubbo in Western NSW and finally Lismore in the Far North Coast of NSW. She was called to the Bar in 2014. After joining the NSW Bar in 2014, Sophie was the recipient of the Inaugural Christopher Gee Award for Advocacy in the 2014 Bar Course. She is an ongoing committee member on the Criminal Law Committee, and Wellbeing Committee with the NSW Bar Association since 2021. Sophie is also the Far North Coast Bar Representative for NSW. In 2025, Sophie was recognised by the Doyle’s Guide as a Recommended Barrister, the only recipient outside Sydney. Aside from being a member of the Bugmy Bar Book Committee, Sophie is also co-host on the podcast "5 cases Podcast" which reviews cases of interest to criminal practitioners each month; and is available on any podcast platform of your choice.