Caitlin discusses the law of arrest in State of New South Wales v Dennis [2025] NSWCA 118, consent and intoxication in sex offences in Smee v R [2024] NSWCCA 121, EAGP Discounts in Rokovada v R [2025] NSWCCA 64, Bugmy principles and general deterrence in NK v R [2025] NSWCCA 73 and reducing a sentence for ‘quasi-custody’ in Testici v R [2025] NSWCCA 88.

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Welcome to Episode 19 of the 5 cases podcast. In this episode, Caitlin and Sophie discuss :

1. Complainant demeanour in The King v Ryan Churchill (a pseudonym) [2025] HCA 11.
2. The High Court weighs in on prosecutorial disclosure in Brawn v The King [2025] HCA 20,
3. The legal effect of agreements between the Crown and accused in Sayer-Jones v R 2022 NSWCCA 99
4. An important case on the correct process for managing Sexual Assault Communications Privilege or SACP issues in JK v R [2025] NSWCCA 44;
5. The relevance (or lack thereof) of the Guideline decision in Ponfield in MacBlane v The King [2025] NSWCCA 52

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