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2025-2026 Criminal Law CPD Series

Choose the full series or select individual webinars to elevate your criminal law expertise
Course type
Professional Development
Delivery mode
Self-Paced
Start date
Self paced
Duration
Aprox 12 hours
Price
$350.00

Overview

The 2025/26 Criminal Law CPD Series features eight recorded webinars led by experts from the University of Sydney and the legal profession.

The webinars share practical knowledge and experience, as well as the latest developments to enhance your expertise while meeting CPD requirements. You’ll have the flexibility to access the content at your convenience, allowing you to engage at your own pace from any location at any time.

Enrolment options include:

  • Enrol in individual webinars*
  • Enrol in the entire series at a 27% saving compared to enrolling in webinars individually*
  • Enrol in 5 or more webinars to receive a 10% discount

University of Sydney alumni and staff are eligible to receive a further 10% discount.

Webinar program

A new webinar is released monthly from February to September, each with a quiz to help consolidate your learning.

  • Courtroom questioning of complainants in adult sexual offence proceedings
  • Disclosure, legal professional privilege, and sexual assault prosecutions
  • Digitalised criminal procedure and remote vulnerable individuals
  • Navigating the complexities of AI-enabled crimes: Detection, evidence and challenges in addressing ‘pig-butchering’ scams and high-concern AI-enabled fraud offences
  • Neurodivergent effective criminal defence
  • Are sleepwalkers insane?
  • Practical advice from 50 years in criminal law
  • Empathy-based stress and criminal practice

Sydney Institute of Criminology

Brought to you by the Sydney Institute of Criminology a renowned research centre within Sydney Law School, this series reflects a commitment to advancing criminology, criminal law, and criminal justice.

CPD accreditation

Information for lawyers and barristers

If this educational activity is relevant to your professional development and practice of the law, then you can claim 1.5 MCLE/CPD points per webinar or 12 units for the full series. Practitioners are advised to check with the CPD governing body in their jurisdiction for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Find out about interstate accreditation.

Webinar program in detail

Courtroom questioning of complainants in adult sexual offence proceedings

Presenter: Ms Julia McLean
CPD areas: Professional skills; Ethics & professional responsibility
Release date: Thursday, 27 February 2025
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Disclosure, legal professional privilege, and sexual assault prosecutions

Presenters: Dr Adam Booker and Mr Tim McKenzie
CPD areas: Professional skills; Ethics & professional responsibility
Release date: Thursday, 27 March 2025
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Digitalised criminal procedure and remote vulnerable individuals

Presenter: Dr Carolyn McKay
CPD areas: Professional skills; Ethics & professional responsibility
Release date: Thursday, 24 April 2025
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Navigating the complexities of AI-enabled crimes:
Detection, evidence and challenges in addressing ‘pig-butchering’ scams and high-concern AI-enabled fraud offences

Presenter: Mr Liam Shaw
CPD areas: Substantive law; Ethics & professional responsibility
Release date: Thursday, 29 May 2025
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Neurodivergent effective criminal defence

Presenters: Dr Roxanna Dehaghani and Dr Tom Smith
CPD area: Substantive law
Release date: Thursday, 26 June 2025
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Are sleepwalkers insane?

Presenter: Dr Andrew Dyer
CPD area: Substantive law
Release date: Thursday, 31 July 2025
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Practical advice from 50 years in criminal law

Presenter: Dr Greg Woods KC
CPD areas: Professional skills; Ethics & professional responsibility
Release date: Thursday, 28 August 2025
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Empathy-based stress and criminal practice

Presenter: Ms Jane Sanders AM
CPD areas:Practice management & business skills; Professional skills
Release date: Thursday, 25 September 2025
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This course is designed for lawyers and barristers aiming to meet their annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. It's also suitable for anyone interested in staying informed about the latest developments in criminal law.

This course will be delivered online via self-paced modules and livestreams over two weeks.
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Materials

All course materials are provided electronically. After enrolment, you will receive an email from Sydney Executive Plus with all the instructions you need to access the course materials and communications platforms.

Further enquiries

+61 2 9351 0248

law.events@sydney.edu.au

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Facilitators

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Adam Booker

Dr Adam Booker has prosecuted and appeared as defence counsel in NSW District Court trials. He is a lecturer in evidence law at the University of Sydney and a barrister at Sir Owen Dixon Chambers,...
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Roxanna Dehaghani

Dr Roxanna Dehaghani, a Reader in Law at Cardiff University, specialises in vulnerable suspects and has (co-)authored key works including Experiences of Criminal Justice: Perspectives from Wales...
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Andrew Dyer

Dr Andrew Dyer is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney Law School, having been appointed the inaugural Colin Phegan Lecturer in Legal Reasoning at the beginning of 2014. A graduate of...
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Carolyn McKay

Dr Carolyn McKay is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney Law School where she teaches Criminal Law, Civil & Criminal Procedure and Digital Criminology. She is CoDirector of the...
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Tim McKenzie

Mr Tim McKenzie has appeared as defence counsel in a number of sexual assault matters, particularly in the NSW Children’s Court. He is a barrister at Sir Owen Dixon Chambers, having been called to...
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Julia McLean

Ms Julia McLean is a solicitor at the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and has held positions in the Sydney and Parramatta offices, Appellate Litigation and the Legal Resources...
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Jane Sanders AM

Jane Sanders AM is the Principal Solicitor of the Shopfront Youth Legal Centre, a free legal service for homeless and disadvantaged young people aged 25 and under. She is an accredited specialist...
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Liam Shaw

Mr Liam Shaw is a Crown Prosecutor in regional New South Wales who has been in legal practice since 2006. He specialises in complex Supreme Court murder cases and serious District Court trials. He...
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Tom Smith

Dr Tom Smith, Associate Professor of Law at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, specialises in suspect and defendant rights, pre-trial detention and bail, open justice, and...
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Greg Woods KC

Dr Greg Woods KC joined the NSW Bar in 1972 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 1981. He has appeared as counsel in notable criminal cases such as the prosecutions following the ‘Milperra...
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