Sophia Beckett – Past papers
In the past 10 years Sophia has delivered or published the following papers:
2015
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Calling evidence from Aboriginal Clients and Witnesses and the application of the
Evidence Act (NSW) – NSW Bar Association
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Sentencing Advocacy in the Local Court – Aboriginal Legal Service Conference
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Public Justice Offences – Pervert the Course of Justice, Conceal Serious Offence etc –
Reasonable Cause CLE
2014
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Unfavourable witnesses and Basha enquiries – Annual One Day CPD Seminar :
Evidence Act – Young Lawyers – NSW Law Society
2013
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Defence Disclosure - LAC annual conference
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Preparing and appearing in District Court Appeals - Sutherland Shire Law Society
Dinner
2012
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Recent developments on the Rule of Browne v Dunn in the Court of Criminal Appeal
- Thompson Reuters CLE conference
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Issues in Criminal Law - Bar Association of NSW
2011
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Appearing on Sentence in the District Court - ALS
2010
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Preparing an Appeal to the CCA - UNSW CLE
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Advanced sentencing - Young Lawyers
2009
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Trends and Developments in the CCA - College of Law
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Appearing in a plea in the Local Court - Bar Practice Course: NSW Bar Association
Provisional sentencing for children: a report / by Sophia Beckett, Lester Fernandez
and Katherine McFarlane for the NSW Sentencing Council.
2008
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Charge Bargaining and discounts on Plea: new legislation - NSW Bar Association
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Sentencing Developments in NSW - College of Law, Sydney
2007
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Trends and Developments in the CCA - College of Law, Sydney
2006
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The application of R v Thompson; R v Houlton discount following charge bargain:
“notional utility” vs the literal approach - Legal Aid Criminal Law Conference,
Masonic Centre
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Case conferencing and its impact on sentencing - Public Defenders Conference
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Update on recent CCA cases on sentencing - College of Law Autumn Intensive
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Case conferencing: Panel Discussion with Deputy Chief Magistrate, Mr G. Henson,
and Claire Girotto - NSW Young Lawyers
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Case conferencing - College of Law, Sydney
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Defence role on sentencing: ethics and advocacy
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National Judicial College of Australia: “Sentencing Principles, Perspectives and
Possibilities” - ANU-ACT, National Museum, Canberra
2005
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Recent legislative developments in criminal law - COALS Conference, NSW Bar
Association
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Recent legislative developments in criminal law - Legal Aid Commission Criminal
Law Conference
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Article: Criminal case processing - Law Society Journal
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Preparing and appearing in a District Court sentence - College of Law Autumn
Intensive
2004
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District Court sentencing: practice and procedure - College of Law
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Appearing on sentence: A sentence update - LAC Criminal Law Conference.
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An update on sentencing in the District Court - College of Law