Paul and Sophie take you through brief service order requirements in the Local Court in Nash v Local Court of NSW [2026] NSWSC 197. Local Court Judge powers to refuse entry of a plea in Bradley Reyter v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2026] NSWSC 100. Ethical and practical considerations on advising your client whether to give evidence in their trial in AA v R [2026] NSWCCA 10. Aggregate sentencing in Commonwealth matters in The King v McGregor [2026] HCA 3 and special circumstances and what those circumstances may be in Duncan v R [2026] NSWCCA 19.

1. Nash v Local Court of NSW [2026] NSWSC 197

2. Bradley Reyter v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2026] NSWSC 100

3. AA v R [2026] NSWCCA 10

4. The King v McGregor [2026] HCA 3

5. Duncan v R [2026] NSWCCA 19

Catch up on recent case law; and step back in time to 1884, in this recent episode of the 5 Cases Podcast, with guest Professor David Heilpern. Episode 26 is packed with refreshers on the law, current decisions and favourite cases picked by our special guest.

1. Dpp v Carr [2002] NSWSC 194 (25 January 2002)
2. Police v Butler [2003] NSWLC 2
3. R v Dudley & Stephens (1884) 14 QBD 273
4. BV v R [2025] NSWCCA 217 (12 December 2025)
5. Jindalee Road Wines Pty Ltd v Natural Resources Access Regulator; Littore v Natural Resources Access Regulator [2025] NSWCCA 215 (10 December 2025)

Also

• 2024 Hal Wootten Lecture with Professor David Heilpern - YouTube
• Report: Good character at sentencing

Tom Quilter SC, Dr Andrew Ellis, consultant psychiatrist and Callum Hair, solicitor advocate, come together to discuss what happens in the legal system for people who are charged with a serious offence, who have a mental health or cognitive impairment. They examine the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020, assessing a person for fitness, and talk about why early collaboration between criminal and civil systems is important for the long-term recovery of the person and community safety as a whole.

Special thanks to host Rhiannon McMillan and to Michelle McDonald and Helen Shaw for there early work on this podcast.