Friday, 6 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on NSW legislation
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Advocacy in the Local Courts
- Preparing and presenting sentence matters
- Preparing and presenting licence appeals
- Defended hearings
- Persuasive advocacy in the local court for traffic matters
Presented by Jasmina Ceic, Partner, Nyman Gibson Miralis; Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyer, Doyle's Guide 2025
Chair
John Sutton, Director, John Sutton Associates, Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law, Preeminent Lawyer Criminal Law and Leading Traffic and DUI Lawyer Doyle's Guide 2025
Presenters
John Sutton, Director, John Sutton AssociatesJohn is the Principal of John Sutton Law. He is a Law Society of NSW Accredited Specialist in criminal law, the only one in Orange and one of three on the Central West. Prior to setting up John Sutton Law, John was one of the Directors of J Sutton Associates based in Sydney, and before that the national practice director of a major law firm and the national executive director of criminal law with staff in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, and, for a period, in Perth. John commenced his legal work as a police officer for the Metropolitan Police Force in London. In 1992, he joined the NSW Police Force and spent many years as a police prosecutor. He commenced private practice, mainly in criminal law, in 1999. In 2005, John worked in the Victorian Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, prosecuting corrupt Victoria Police Drug Squad officers, in what was known as the Underbelly Drug Wars. John has now moved to the Central West of NSW with a practice based in Orange and surrounds. Over his legal career, John has advised thousands of clients on criminal and criminal related matters.
Jasmina Ceic, Partner, Nyman Gibson Miralis
Jasmina Ceic is a partner and defence lawyer at Nyman Gibson Miralis. She holds a Masters of Law and Legal Practice and is an accomplished criminal trial advocate, having completed advocacy training with the Australian Advocacy Institute. Jasmina advises and acts in complex criminal law matters at all levels of the court system, with a specialist focus on serious matters that proceed to trial in the Superior Courts. Jasmina has represented persons accused of serious traffic matters and has a particular interest in defended traffic matters. Jasmina has also represented persons charged with murder, sexual assault, complex international fraud, transnational money laundering, cybercrime, large commercial drug supply, and global drug importations. Jasmina was named by the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Doyles Guide as a leading lawyer in criminal defence and traffic law.
