Friday, 13 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is based on NSW legislation
Professional Skills
The Questioning of Vulnerable Witnesses
- Ten principles for questioning vulnerable witnesses
- The use of witness intermediaries
- Considerations for how to make your questioning of vulnerable witnesses more effective and persuasive
- Pre-recorded evidence hearings for child witnesses
Presented by Sharyn Hall SC, Samuel Griffith Chambers
Chair
Ian Lloyd KC, Trust Chambers; Recommended Criminal Law Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Presenters
Sharyn Hall SC, Samuel Griffith Chambers
Sharyn Hall SC is a Senior Counsel with extensive experience in criminal law, coronial inquests, inquiries and royal commissions, Land and Environment Court Class 5 proceedings, and high-risk offender applications. She was admitted as a solicitor in NSW in 1999, became a barrister in 2007, and registered as a practitioner of the High Court of Australia in 2008. In 2021, Sharyn was appointed Senior Counsel in recognition of her expertise and professional achievements. Sharyn holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney. Her early career included work as a solicitor at the Western Aboriginal Legal Service and Legal Aid NSW, where she developed a strong commitment to social justice and advocacy for vulnerable clients. She also contributes to the legal profession as an advocacy instructor for the NSW Bar Association and the Australian Advocacy Institute. Sharyn is an active member of the NSW Bar Association’s Legal Aid Committee, supporting efforts to improve access to justice for disadvantaged communities. Known for her professionalism, advocacy skills, and dedication, Sharyn provides high-quality legal representation in complex and challenging matters.
Ian Lloyd KC, Barrister, 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.
