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Think Foley'sRecent Cases in the Court of AppealThis is a recording of session 6 of the 2025 foley's February criminal law series. In this session, Paul Holdenson KC and Jack O'Connor discuss key appellate decisions on latent ambiguity in evidence, jury direction failures, the admissibility of tendency and character evidence. It highlights cases where judicial errors and procedural breaches affected trial outcomes, refining criminal law interpretation and procedural fairness.2025-03-1859 min
Think Foley'sRecent Cases in the Court of Appeal 2024This is a recording of Session 5 of the Foley's February Criminal Law CPD Series of 2024. In this episode, Paul Holdenson KC & Jack O’Connor discusses learnings from some recent decisions of the Court of Appeal, including in relation to hearsay evidence, stay applications, identification evidence, the relevance of childhood deprivation in sentencing, and more.2024-03-2159 min
Think Foley'sRecent Cases in the Court of Appeal 2023Paul Holdenson KC and Jack O'Connor analyse the most recent decisions in the court of appeal across nine categories. Cases of complicity, evidence of incriminating conduct and retrials are discussed, among others.2023-07-051h 40
Think Foley'sRecent Decisions in the Court of Appeal - Foley's February 2022 Series RecapFollowing the conclusion of the Foley's February 2023 series, we are pleased to present a recap of all sessions of the Foley's February 2022 Series. Paul Holdenson KC and Jack O'Connor analyse the most recent decisions in the court of appeal covering topics such as: Errors made during sentencing & to watch out for during your trials The correction of errors and the court of appeals power of amendment Second or subsequent appeals against convictions Sentencing principles relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic Paul has developed a specialist practice as an appellate advocate, appearing predominantly in criminal appeals. He regula...2023-02-0656 min