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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS

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Graduated with a Master of Laws (International Governance) and awarded the Dean’s Medal

30 April 2018

Felicity Gerry QC contributes to Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Law and Practice: A Bloomsbury Professional Publication

25 April 2018

Felicity Gerry QC is appointed as Professor of Legal Practice at Deakin Law

25 April 2018

Felicity Gerry QC lectures on human trafficking defences at LegalWise seminars

25 April 2018

Felicity Gerry QC represented Daryll Rowe who is the first person in England to be tried for intentionally transmitting HIV

25 April 2018

Felicity Gerry QC gives a keynote address at the International Bar Association Conference 2017

17 October 2017

Our written evidence to the Justice Committee of Prison reform now published

14 May 2017

Our contribution to the global rape survey now published

14 May 2017

New toolkits from the Advocate’s Gateway

14 May 2017

Register now for the Advocate’s Gateway Conference

14 May 2017

The latest on Mary Jane Veloso

14 May 2017

View our CDU / Menzies Child Rights Forum here

14 May 2017

Catch up with the Commonwealth Lawyers Conference where I spoke on combatting human trafficking

14 May 2017

Catch up with the Non-Adversarial Justice Conference where I spoke on vulnerable suspects

14 May 2017

Here’s my comment on bringing back doli incappax for @CrimLawJustice

14 May 2017
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Upcoming Events

Felicity celebrating 25 years at the Bar of England and Wales by bringing back ‘Brief Chats’ at Carmelite Chambers

20 February 2019





#My25Years – Bringing Back Brief Chats

6pm Wednesday 20th February 2019

Carmelite Chambers, 9, Carmelite Street, London EC4Y0DR

An entertaining chat with stars of law and justice… In person and by livestream.

Felicity Gerry QC is celebrating 25 years at the Bar of England and Wales by bringing back Brief Chats with Kim Evans (commissioning editor of thejusticegap.com) and Barbara Hamilton Bruce (Senior Executive at BHB Consulting and CILEx fellow). Originally a podcast series for the University of Law, this time the event will be filmed in Carmelite Chambers library and live streamed to the public.

Felicity decided to celebrate this milestone as a small tribute to The First Hundred Years project which in turn celebrates 2019 as 100 years since women were permitted to practice as lawyers in England and Wales. In a recognition that many women lawyers are lost to attrition, we hope this event will inspire young law …

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#My25Years – Bringing Back Brief Chats

6pm Wednesday 20th February 2019

Carmelite Chambers, 9, Carmelite Street, London EC4Y0DR

An entertaining chat with stars of law and justice… In person and by livestream.

Felicity Gerry QC is celebrating 25 years at the Bar of England and Wales by bringing back Brief Chats with Kim Evans (commissioning editor of thejusticegap.com) and Barbara Hamilton Bruce (Senior Executive at BHB Consulting and CILEx fellow). Originally a podcast series for the University of Law, this time the event will be filmed in Carmelite Chambers library and live streamed to the public.

Felicity decided to celebrate this milestone as a small tribute to The First Hundred Years project which in turn celebrates 2019 as 100 years since women were permitted to practice as lawyers in England and Wales. In a recognition that many women lawyers are lost to attrition, we hope this event will inspire young law students and lawyers to keep going….

Full information here.



Panel discussion at Deakin University with Justice Maxwell, President of the Victorian Court of Appeal

12 April 2019

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Speaking at AIJA Conference Melbourne – Justice for Young People

24 May 2019 to 25 May 2019

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Presenting Legalwise Seminar – Terrorism

6 June 2019

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Professor Felicity Gerry QC will be presenting a research paper titled: ‘Using Technology to combat Human Trafficking’

19 June 201912:00 pm

Details of the seminar are as follows:

Presenter: Professor Felicity Gerry QC
Title of presentation: Using Technology to combat Human Trafficking
Time: Wednesday 19 June at 12pm
Venue: Landerer Moot Court, Western Sydney University

Bio: Felicity Gerry QC is Professor of Legal Practice at Deakin University where she lectures on Criminal Law and Modern Slavery and is involved in the Clinical programs, including developing a unit on Indigenous Justice. She researches issues relating to women & law, technology & law and reforming justice systems with a particular emphasis on using technology to combat human trafficking in organised crime. Felicity is also an international QC at Crockett Chambers, Melbourne and Carmelite Chambers, London. She is admitted in England and Wales and Australia and has had ad hoc admission in Hong Kong and Gibraltar. She was Legal Personality of the Year 2016 and has been recognised in the Legal 500 as a leading …

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Details of the seminar are as follows:

Presenter: Professor Felicity Gerry QC
Title of presentation: Using Technology to combat Human Trafficking
Time: Wednesday 19 June at 12pm
Venue: Landerer Moot Court, Western Sydney University

Bio: Felicity Gerry QC is Professor of Legal Practice at Deakin University where she lectures on Criminal Law and Modern Slavery and is involved in the Clinical programs, including developing a unit on Indigenous Justice. She researches issues relating to women & law, technology & law and reforming justice systems with a particular emphasis on using technology to combat human trafficking in organised crime. Felicity is also an international QC at Crockett Chambers, Melbourne and Carmelite Chambers, London. She is admitted in England and Wales and Australia and has had ad hoc admission in Hong Kong and Gibraltar. She was Legal Personality of the Year 2016 and has been recognised in the Legal 500 as a leading silk and as “Fearless and independent minded”. She led the appeal that corrected the law on joint enterprise in the UK Supreme Court, described by the BBC as a ‘moment of genuine legal history’ and has had appeals in the High Court of Australia and the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong. She recently led a team of academics and practitioners who were given leave to file an Amicus Curiae Brief in the ICTY Radovan Karadzic Appeal. She runs a small Indigenous Justice and Exoneration Project and is on the Executive Committee of the International,Commission of Jurists Victoria.

The Advocate’s Gateway International Conference – speaking on trauma informed courts

21 June 2019

Felicity has contributed to 3 books on vulnerability: Access to Justice for Vulnerable People and Addressing Vulnerability in Justice Systems both published by Wildy Simmonds and Hill and Addressing Vulnerability in Justice Systems, Published by OUP. Her Chapter on vulnerable witnesses and parties in civil proceedings in Addressing Vulnerability in Justice Systems (published 2016) was described as “such a broadly comprehensive chapter on the subject of vulnerability within the legal system that it could stand as a practitioners’ potted guide in itself”.  More information on this subject here.

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Felicity has contributed to 3 books on vulnerability: Access to Justice for Vulnerable People and Addressing Vulnerability in Justice Systems both published by Wildy Simmonds and Hill and Addressing Vulnerability in Justice Systems, Published by OUP. Her Chapter on vulnerable witnesses and parties in civil proceedings in Addressing Vulnerability in Justice Systems (published 2016) was described as “such a broadly comprehensive chapter on the subject of vulnerability within the legal system that it could stand as a practitioners’ potted guide in itself”.  More information on this subject here.

Details of conference to follow.

Attending Anzsil International Law Conference Canberra

4 July 2019 to 6 July 2019

Visit the Anzsil website for more information.


– Connected To Book Chapter In Future Of Women In International Law – more information here.

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Visit the Anzsil website for more information.


– Connected To Book Chapter In Future Of Women In International Law – more information here.

Teaching Modern Slavery Unit (Part A) At Deakin University Burwood Campus

8 July 2019 to 10 July 201912:00 am

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Felicity presenting at the Australian Bar Association Convergence Conference, Singapore

11 July 2019 to 12 July 2019


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Teaching Modern Slavery Unit (Part B) At Deakin University Burwood Campus

16 July 2019 to 17 July 2019

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Past Events

13 February 2019

Felicity is attending an Appreciation Evening at the Deakin Law Clinic, Melbourne

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8 February 2019

Presenting CPD at Doogue + George Lawyers, Melbourne on defences for victims of human trafficking who commit crime

Felicity assisted lawyers in the Philippines for Mary Jane Veloso who was reprieved from execution in Indonesia whilst her status as a human trafficking victim in the drug trade is …

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Felicity assisted lawyers in the Philippines for Mary Jane Veloso who was reprieved from execution in Indonesia whilst her status as a human trafficking victim in the drug trade is investigated. Felicity’s role was the subject of ABC Foreign Correspondent’s documentary Saving Mary Jane and she received a Charles Darwin University Ryan Family Award for commitment to excellence, outstanding results in research and innovative teaching approaches. It was recognised that “Felicity has played key roles in the development of international partnerships and has contributed to important outcomes in the region”.  Read more here.  Download the PDF here.
29 January 2019

Co-hosting the ICJV Opening of the Community Legal Year in Melbourne

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25 January 2019

Felicity Is a member of the Justice Working Party report “Understanding Courts” launching Friday 25th January

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13 December 20189:00 am / 2:30 pm

Felicity presenting at the International Social Service Australia Symposium on Cross-Border Surrogacy

The Symposium takes place at Deloitte, Canberra Airport.

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The Symposium takes place at Deloitte, Canberra Airport.

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15 November 2018

Felicity attending Survive and Thrive Programme ‘How to future-proof your skills in the digital age’ at The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, London

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31 October 2018

Felicity speaking at the ‘Diversity and the Law’ event at ELSA Queen Mary University of London

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30 October 20186:30 pm

Felicity to speak at the British-Albanian Lawyers Association talk “Murder, Rape and Terrorism: A day in the life of a woman Queen’s Counsel”

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12 July 2018

Felicity to speak at Joint Enterprise Appeals – second of the CCRC lecture series – “Have the Courts of England & Wales lost sight of justice?”

UCL

A new CCRC Stakeholder Forum and Lecture Series starting 2018


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A new CCRC Stakeholder Forum and Lecture Series starting 2018


12th February 2018

The Criminal Cases Review Commission is launching two new significant stakeholder engagement initiatives.

A new CCRC Lecture Series will start on April 25th with a lecture by Sir Brian Leveson called The Pursuit of Criminal Justice. Sir Brian Leveson is Head of Criminal Justice in  England and Wales, President of the Queen’s Bench Division and the author of the 2015 Review of Efficiency of Criminal Proceedings.

This inaugural lecture, and the new stakeholder forum, will be hosted by University College London’s Judicial Institute.

CCRC Commissioner David James Smith said “The Commission is delighted that Sir Brian, one of our most senior judges and the new Head of Criminal Justice, has agreed to give the first ever CCRC Lecture.  We hope the lecture series will stimulate wider debate about important issues facing the CCRC and the criminal justice system more widely.“

The inaugural CCRC lecture will take place at 6pm on 25 April at UCL Faculty of Laws Bentham House, and will be followed by a Q&A session. Attendance at the lecture is by invitation and there is limited availability. Anyone wishing to express an interest in attending the lecture should let us know by sending an email to: [email protected]

A new CCRC stakeholder forum will meet for the first time on 25 April at UCL in the afternoon before the inaugural lecture. The forum is designed to promote dialogue and understanding between the Commission and a cross section of its key stakeholders and users.

The new stakeholder forum was first mooted in public by David James Smith at the CCRC’S 20th anniversary conference in November last year.  He said: “I hope this will be the start of a new phase of greater transparency and openness at the CCRC at a critical time for criminal justice. We aim to put the CCRC at the centre of the debate about wrongful convictions. CCRC staff and Commissioners are looking forward to engaging with stakeholders and users at the new forum and we are always receptive to ideas for improved ways of working.

The forum will be open to a limited number of stakeholders by invitation. Anyone wishing to express an interest should email us at: [email protected]

Commissioner David James Smith acknowledged the support of UCL in the new ventures: “Professor Cheryl Thomas of UCL’s Judicial Institute has been an invaluable academic advisor to the CCRC’s Research Committee, and we very much appreciate her and UCL’s support in hosting our new Lecture Series and Stakeholder Forum.”

  • The second lecture, “Joint Enterprise Appeals – have the Courts of England & Wales lost sight of justice?” will be given by Felicity Gerry QC on Thursday, 12 July 2018 at UCL, following the second meeting of the Stakeholder Forum that same afternoon at UCL.

  • A third lecture and forum are expected to take plane at UCL in November 2018.

12 July 2018

Felicity to speak at the Criminal Cases Review Commission Second Lecture: “Joint Enterprise Appeals: Have the Courts of England & Wales Lost Sight of Justice?”

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24 May 2018

Felicity speaking at Panel discussion at the Royal College of Midwives – ‘A Call to Act to End FGM’

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12 May 2018

Felicity Gerry QC will be speaking at the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine Annual Conference

Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London, NW1 4LE

Under the title Experiences of cases involving sexual offending – an international perspective, Felicity will speak on the hot topics involving sexual offending including the effects of the #MeToo movement, …

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Under the title Experiences of cases involving sexual offending – an international perspective, Felicity will speak on the hot topics involving sexual offending including the effects of the #MeToo movement, the effectiveness of Royal Commissions and Inquiries, mandatory reporting and FGM, mixed DNA profiles and STRMix and the law on transmission of HIV.

Further info here.
23 March 2018

Felicity Gerry QC lectures on human trafficking defences at LegalWise seminars

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27 February 20185:15 pm / 6:15 pm

CPD SEMINAR SERIES: Accessorial liability in national and international courts after Jogee

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2 November 2017

Speaking at CCRC conference

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16 May 2017

Speaking at the CCRC post #Jogee

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9 May 2017

Speaking to foundation students at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

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27 April 2017

Felicity delivering judicial workshop at CPA UK Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Modern Slavery

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22 April 201710:00 am

Felicity speaking on the women’s leadership in politics panel at WomenForum 2017, The King’s College London Women & Politics Society

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22 April 2017

Speaking at the Women Forum 2017 at KCL

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8 April 2017

Felicity will be speaking at the Second International Conference on Non-Adversarial Justice: Integrating Theory and Practice on defences and vulnerability

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20 March 2017

The Commonwealth Lawyers Conference

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15 March 2017

Felicity to speak on human trafficking and the Kim Jong-nam assassination at Hong Kong University



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28 February 201712:00 am

I will speak on consent in experimental research at the Health and Law Workshop

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27 February 2017

I will speak on rights of children with mental disabilities at the Child Rights Forum



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5 December 2016

Felicity attending Changing Contours of Criminal Justice Day Seminar and Book Launch at Oxford University

Place: The Cube, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, St Cross Building, Manor Road Oxford OX1 3UL


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Place: The Cube, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, St Cross Building, Manor Road Oxford OX1 3UL


Changing Contours of Criminal Justice  is an edited collection of essays designed to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Oxford Centre for Criminology by exploring the changing contours of criminal justice over the past half century. The contributors to this volume were invited to reflect on the impact Oxford criminology has had on the discipline, providing a unique and critical discussion about the current state of criminal justice around the world and the origins and future implications of contemporary practice. All are internationally-renowned criminologists whose work has defined and often re-defined our understanding of criminal justice policy and literature.


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8 November 20167:00 pm

Women in prison: is the justice system fit for purpose?

Panellists:

Joshua Rozenberg QC (Chair), Legal Commentator and Journalist
The Rt Hon. the Lord …

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Panellists:

Joshua Rozenberg QC (Chair), Legal Commentator and Journalist
The Rt Hon. the Lord Beith, House of Lords
John Cooper QC, 25 Bedford Row
Jenny Earle, Prison Reform Trust
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, House of Lords, Chair of Justice
Vicky Pryce, Economist and Business Consultant

Join Halsbury’s Law Exchange and their panel of experts as they:

  • Examine the way in which female offenders are treated by the sentencing system.

  • Consider whether there is a true, principled, case for reform.

  • Debate whether or not women ought to be treated differently to men and, if so, how that should be approached.


They will be releasing an accompanying policy paper shortly before the event, which has been written by Felicity Gerry QC and Lyndon Harris, which will raise issues for discussion and question the appropriateness of certain proposed reforms.

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20 October 201612:00 am

Felicity attending the Female Fraud Forum “Top Women in Law”

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29 July 20169:00 am / 12:15 pm

LSNT CPD – ‘Effective Use of Social Media in Litigation: Procedure, Evidence and Ethics’

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Social media is an integral part of life in the 21st century yet …

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Social media is an integral part of life in the 21st century yet it remains an uncharted territory for many lawyers. Whether it is a question of jurors twitting mid-trial from the jury box, service of a subpoena through Facebook or ethical considerations, no lawyer should remain unaware of their impact on litigation. While not every case warrants an extensive social media evaluation, it is a beneficial and useful tool in litigation while keeping in mind its ethical and legal pitfalls.
Please click here to view the program.
4 June 2016

Sentencing Women & women in prison panel at Oxford University

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20 May 20166:30 pm / 9:00 pm

Speaking at Talking Justice in Bendigo on “Justice in an age of global dislocation”

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Since 2014 Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre has brought some of Australia’s finest writers and thinkers to Bendigo to talk about what ‘justice’ means in our contemporary world – and we’re pleased to announce that Talking Justice is returning to Bendigo in May for Law Week 2016! Watch the #TalkingJustice2016 video here


This year’s line-up of speakers and performers builds on this annual event’s strong foundation of passion, expertise, diversity and respect. And our 2016 program continues to reflect our desire to present alternative visions and to canvas issues from the local to the international. The program encompasses global dislocation, crime and punishment, gender equality and diversity, the creative journey, racism and local and global inequality.


Our moderator for Talking Justice 2016 is Martin Krygier. Martin is the Gordon Samuels Professor of Law and Social Theory, and Co-Director of the Network for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law at the University of NSW.


For more details, click here.
12 May 20165:30 pm

Speaking at Middle Temple Survive & Thrive series – Social Media – What’s the point & how to use it successfully

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Did you know:

  • 77% of the top 100 global companies use Twitter

  • 64% of consumers make purchase decision based on social media content

  • Social media accounts for 28% of the time people spend online

  • 40% of people don’t tweet themselves, but watch other people tweet on Twitter


Intrigued? Whether you’re a social media critic or convert, these statistics demonstrate that we’re not maximising the opportunities offered by social media. Is social media understood, as it should be, as a vehicle through which we can build relationships, win business and broaden our knowledge globally? Sadly, we think currently it is not.


You can read more about the event here.
7 May 2016

Delighted to present at the JengBA conference hosted by the Centre for Criminal Appeals

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For a useful explanation read our blogs here and look out for further information on Article 7 issues, coming soon.

30 April 2016

Presentation on #HumanTrafficking in ASEAN and #FreeMaryJane for Western Pacific Soroptimists in Sydney

To read more about the 20th Conference of Clubs of SISWP at Waterview in Bicentennial Park, Sydney, click

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To read more about the 20th Conference of Clubs of SISWP at Waterview in Bicentennial Park, Sydney, click here 

29 April 2016

Speaking on #FGM and the law at “FGM is Everybody’s Business” for @NoFGM_Oz in Sydney

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To read more about #FGM in Australia click here 


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28 April 2016

Speaking at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney on Death and the Dowry System

The event title Dowry : Gender, Culture and Power chaired by Dr Devaki Monani
QC Felicity Gerry will give a key note on Women in Law
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The event title Dowry : Gender, Culture and Power chaired by Dr Devaki Monani
QC Felicity Gerry will give a key note on Women in Law
Dr Kyungja Jung from University of Technology Sydney (Korea and Violence against women)
Moushami Martin from Metro Assist Resource Centre Ashfield
Joint Paper presentation Dr Devaki Monani and QC Felicity Gerry on Gendercide and Dowry System.
Followed by Q&A.
27 April 2016

Speaking to Young lawyers in Sydney about the legal implications of the R v Jogee decision on #Jointenterprise in Australia

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In the meantime, read the latest news on the case from @UKSupremeCourt website here.

18 March 2016

Speaking on FGM and the law in Adelaide as part of the judicial development program for South Australian Magistrates

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16 March 2016

Charles Darwin University School of Law Transnational Law workshop

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10 March 2016

International Women’s Day – Legal Practice for Women Lawyers: ‘Pledge for Parity’

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22 February 2016

Joint Enterprise Law Advisory Group Meeting in London

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1 December 2015

Felicity teaching cyber rights at UWS – Modern history of crime and punishment!

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24 October 2015

Felicity will speak at the Feminism in London event

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22 October 2015

A masterclass on Special Measures and Vulnerable People in the Civil Courts for The Advocate’s Gateway by Heather Hallett LJ and Felicity Gerry QC

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12 October 2015

Felicity to speak in the criminal justice breakout session of JUSTICE Human Rights Law Conference on human trafficking & joint enterprise murder

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5 October 20151:00 pm

Felicity presents at Law Society Northern Territory’s ‘2015 Mental Health Week’ Program

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23 September 2015

Felicity will give a presentation to lawyers from Reprieve on the intersection between human trafficking and drug trafficking in the context of death penalty cases

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21 September 2015

Felicity joins keynote panel at the ‘Damned Whores and God’s Police 40 years on’ Conference – University of Technology, Sydney

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7 September 2015

Felicity speaks to Family Planning NT on Female Genital mutilation under the title: ‘FGM is child abuse: International obligations and enforcing the law – Can health professionals succeed where governments fear to tread?’

Felicity to take part in the Sexual and reproductive health seminar.

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Felicity to take part in the Sexual and reproductive health seminar.
26 August 201512:00 am

Felicity to speak at the midwifery seminar at Charles Darwin University

The aims of the seminar centre on informing contemporary midwifery practice with evidence to enhance and support the scope of midwifery practice in the Northern Territory. Felicity will speak on …

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The aims of the seminar centre on informing contemporary midwifery practice with evidence to enhance and support the scope of midwifery practice in the Northern Territory. Felicity will speak on female genital mutilation.

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7 August 2015

Felicity is a trainer at Practical Advocacy Workshop 2015 in the NT

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21 July 2015

Felicity presenting to ANZFSS on science and law – Forensic science at the Bar

Felicity Gerry QC will present some of her stories from 21 years at the Criminal Bar including achieving an acquittal when a full DNA sample of her client was at the …

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Felicity Gerry QC will present some of her stories from 21 years at the Criminal Bar including achieving an acquittal when a full DNA sample of her client was at the crime scene, going fishing for low copy number DNA, the effect of netting knickers, gait analysis from video footage, counting fingerprint whorls, using meta data in a child rape and other complex cases.
18 July 201512:00 am

Planning meeting for Family Violence/FGM conference – Paula Ferrari (No FGM Australia)

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17 July 201512:00 am

Felicity taking part in FGM events

8.30-10am – Presentation: FGM Law in Australia Law Society SA

1pm-2pm – Meeting with Minister for Women Gail Gago (SA Gov) on combatting female genital mutilation in Australia

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8.30-10am – Presentation: FGM Law in Australia Law Society SA

1pm-2pm – Meeting with Minister for Women Gail Gago (SA Gov) on combatting female genital mutilation in Australia

2.30-4pm – Round Table with Prof Freda Briggs, Khadija Gbla(SA Health/ No FGM Australia), Paula Ferrari(No FGM Australia), Cr Marijka Ryan(Campbelltown Council), Sally Cox (No FGM Australia) on strategies for addressing FGM as a child protection issue in Australia
16 July 201512:00 am

Felicity meeting with Khadija Gbla (SA Health/No FGM Australia) and Paula Ferrari (No FGM Australia)

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23 June 201512:00 am

Felicity to speak at the CLANT conference in Bali on joint enterprise murder

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17 June 2015

Felicity will attend the 50th Anniversary of Kingston University Law School event

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8 June 2015

Felicity Gerry QC to speak on achieving the G20 gender equality target at Law Conference

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11 May 2015

Felicity teaching at DLSU in Manila


  • The intersection between human trafficking and drug trafficking laws (4 hours).

  • Global sexual offending – looking at serial sexual …

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  • The intersection between human trafficking and drug trafficking laws (4 hours).

  • Global sexual offending – looking at serial sexual offenders and online child abuse – includes issues of uniformity of law and extra territoriality and touches on empowerment of women through legal policy. Also consideration of issues of sentencing (4 hours).

  • Global responses in relation to women’s health, including criminal laws on FGM & abortion (4 hours).

10 May 201512:00 am

Felicity will be at De La Salle University in Manila

She will give presentations on the following topics:


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She will give presentations on the following topics:


1. Human trafficking (saving Mary Jane)


2. Achieving gender equality by tackling exploitation through law.


3. Women’s health & the law – FGM & Abortion


To hear more details click here


Visit the De La Salle University website here

2 May 201510:30 am

Felicity on Q&A panel at UN Youth NT and MyNT Territory Conference 2015 – ‘The Death Penalty: State sanctioned murder or a necessary evil?’

This event is aimed at high school students from years 10 -12. However, we are delighted to invite Charles Darwin University Law students to …

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This event is aimed at high school students from years 10 -12. However, we are delighted to invite Charles Darwin University Law students to attend the following sessions of the conference, which are scheduled to take place from 10:30am to 12:30pm on Saturday, 2nd of May 2015 at the Litchfield Room, Doubletree by Hilton, 122 The Esplanade, Darwin NT.

21 April 2015

Felicity will be presenting at Law Society Northern Territory CPD entitled ‘Let’s talk about slaves…Human trafficking: Exposing hidden victims and criminal profit and how lawyers can help end a global epidemic’

‘Taking a focus on Australia and Indonesia, this presentation will consider exploitation of people, international cooperation and how criminal and …

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‘Taking a focus on Australia and Indonesia, this presentation will consider exploitation of people, international cooperation and how criminal and corporate lawyers can help to end a global slavery epidemic by identifying victims and diverting them out of justice systems and by ensuring corporate responsibility.’


Click Here to Register for this Event

6 April 2015

Corrugated Iron performing in Sydney – Felicity is on the Board.

For further details, visit the Corrugated Iron website.

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1 April 2015

Felicity to chair meeting of The Advocate’s Gateway working party for a toolkit on advocacy for vulnerable witnesses and parties in civil and commercial proceedings

For more details, visit The Advocate’s Gateway website.

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1 April 2015

Felicity to speak on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at an event for Bolt, Burdon and Kemp Solicitors in London

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To read Felicity’s expertise on FGM law click here.


30 March 2015

Felicity to speak at the Centre for Conflicts, Rights and Justice on the Face Veil in court

Nottingham Trent University

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24 March 2015

Felicity will speak to NT Young Lawyers on the death penalty

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2 March 2015

Felicity with be in Bali with the team assisting Tony De Malmanche & she will be advising Lindsay Sandiford for Reprieve

Their cases raise legal issues over the intersection between drug trafficking & human exploitation.

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Their cases raise legal issues over the intersection between drug trafficking & human exploitation.

10 February 2015

Felicity to speak at the The Gendered Violence Research Network inaugural Asia-Pacific conference on Domestic Violence in East Timor

The Gendered Violence Research Network (GVRN) inaugural Asia-Pacific conference on Domestic Violence in East Timor,’Timor-Leste: Access to Justice, Just Outcomes and the …

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The Gendered Violence Research Network (GVRN) inaugural Asia-Pacific conference on Domestic Violence in East Timor,’Timor-Leste: Access to Justice, Just Outcomes and the future for Domestic Violence survivors’ is taking place at UNSW Australia (The University of New South Wales) in Sydney.


The GVRN conference aims to facilitate the exchange of perspectives, ideas and strategies between countries, regions and sectors, and will focus on the following themes:

  • Investigating psycho-social, therapeutic and prevention interventions for gendered violence and violations

  • Engaging with policy and legal responses to gendered violence and violations

  • Exploring conceptualisations and representations of gendered violence and violations



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23 January 2015

Felicity to speak at The CPDP Conference in Brussels on data and privacy issues in human trafficking

CPDP is a non-profit platform originally founded in 2007 by research groups from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Université de Namur&…

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CPDP is a non-profit platform originally founded in 2007 by research groups from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Université de Namur and Tilburg University. The platform was joined in the following years by the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique and the Fraunhofer Institut für System und Innovationsforschung and has now grown into a platform carried by 20 academic centers of excellence from the EU, the US and beyond. As a world-leading multidisciplinary conference CPDP offers the cutting edge in legal, regulatory, academic and technological development in privacy and data protection. Within an atmosphere of independence and mutual respect, CPDP gathers academics, lawyers, practitioners, policy-makers, computer scientists and civil society from all over the world in Brussels offering them an arena to exchange ideas and discuss the latest emerging issues and trends. This unique multidisciplinary formula has served to make CPDP one of the leading data protection and privacy conferences in Europe and around the world.


The CPDP Conference is an annual three-day conference devoted to privacy and data protection. The 8th edition of CPDP will be held on 21-23 January 2015 in Brussels.


CPDP 2015 will stage more than 60 panels and workshops with a stimulating mix of academics, practitioners, regulators and advocates, as well as multiple side events such as open debates, PechaKucha performances and artistic interventions.


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24 November 2014

Felicity to join panel event on reproductive rights

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19 November 20146:00 pm / 8:00 pm

Book launch for Sexual Offences Handbook Second Edition at Wildy’s Book Shop, London

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19 November 2014

Felicity to speak at IARS international conference “A Victim Led Criminal Justice system” at Middle Temple, London

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The Abstract of her paper:

Vulnerable witnesses – an Advocate’s trial.

The MOJ has released a report on ways to reduce distress of victims in trials of sexual violence and announced proposals to accredit advocates who have to cross examine vulnerable witnesses. Vulnerable witnesses in criminal trials can be victims, other witnesses and defendants. The process needs to be fair and all parties need to be able to give their best evidence. Research over the last decade by the Advocate’s Gateway has demonstrated that trials involving vulnerable witnesses and suspects need to be approached in a developmentally appropriate and effective way by all parties and the judiciary. This applies throughout the trial Proper presentation of cases involving vulnerable people involves the provisions of special measures which might include; picture boards for witnesses with limited communication; or signers for deaf defendants; or pre-recorded video interviews for children giving evidence.

I prosecuted a recent child rape trial at Lincoln Crown Court which was held to be fair where the child did not come to court at all. Inconsistencies can be agreed on paper and the jury can receive proper directions on the law on how to approach statements made out of court. Training in this area, of both judges and advocates, is vital. If everyone does their job properly, judges need not intervene at all. Several of us at the Advocate’s Gateway have pioneered the sensitive approach to be taken, particularly in cases involving sexual offending. A well prepared examination in chief or cross examination can effectively challenge the evidence of a witness and show it to be wrong without the witness having to be bullied or humiliated by the experience. It can be done with dignity and respect, whether the witness is the alleged victim or the accused. The approach to such cases needs to be balanced and collaborative. It is not a lawyer bashing exercise nor is it an opportunity for judges to become autocratic or enter the arena. It really is time to recognise that people with vulnerabilities and disabilities can be assisted to fully participate in the trial process without in any way compromising the effectiveness of the advocate or the fairness of a trial for an accused person.
13 November 2014

Felicity taking part in Oxford Union debate ‘This House Believes That Those Accused of Sexual Violence Have No Right to Anonymity’

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Felicity Gerry QC – International human rights barrister specialising in trials concerning rape, murder, and female genital mutilation (FGM). An outspoken me- dia commentator, Gerry writes for The Guardian, The Times and The Independent and lectures on crime and cyber-crime at Charles Darwin University.


Sarah Green – Campaign Manager of End Violence against Women, a coalition of pressure groups which lobbies the British Government. The coalition counts Amnesty International and Women’s Aid among its members.


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Nicola O’Connor – Criminal Defence solicitor, recognised in both the Legal 500 and the Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer List 2013. Famously represented Peter Bacon, who was acquitted of rape in 2009.


Paul Tweed – Paul Tweed is recognised as one of the world’s highest profile Libel and Media Lawyers – www.libelexpert.co.uk. He has operated in the international marketplace for more than thirty years, achieving record damages for clients in Ireland, Los Angeles and the UK. He has represented national newspapers, publishers and numerous international personalities in the music, film, sport and entertainment worlds including: Britney Spears; Louis Walsh; Harrison Ford; Nicolas Cage; Jennifer Lopez and Liam Neeson.


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11 November 2014

Felicity to join a panel of specialists at Halsbury’s Law Exchange’s event to discuss ‘Women in prison: is the penal system fit for purpose?’

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11 November 2014

Felicity Gerry QC is Keynote speaker at an event on women in prison for Halsbury’s Law Exchange at Prince Philip House

Women in prison: is the penal system fit for purpose?


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Women in prison: is the penal system fit for purpose?


Points for discussion:

  • Explore the impact of imprisonment on female offenders and the wider community

  • Examine the current penal system and whether it is fit for purpose

  • Discuss alternatives to prison based on the needs of the individual


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8 November 2014

Felicity Gerry QC will be participating in a high profile panel of experts on female genital mutilation, “Achieving Excellence in FGM Cases” at the Annual Bar Conference in London

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5 November 2014

Felicity to speak at the Australian & New Zealand Association of psychiatry, psychology & law on Facebook as a forensic tool

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