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You are soon to be a witness at a hearing, or as a lawyer you have one or more witnesses that you will be calling at a hearing. Lawyer or witness, you have a common goal: that a witness will present well.It's a rare litigation lawyer who sits down with their witnesses for a fact filled hour or more to explain the "ins and outs" of being a witness.Five to ten inadequate minutes is more likely.But it's all here, it's free, and it can be listened to in just four bite sized episodes ( five if the witness is giving an expert opinion).If you are about to be a witness listen to the episodes and, if ...

Success inspires, but so too can failure and tragedy.This podcast shares through short, entertaining stories the wisdom that comes from thinking back about those 'if only' moments.That wisdom may help listeners facing similar issues. Do I do anything? If so, what and how?Listeners' reactions and contributions to the stories may also lead to some unfinished business finally being resolved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A wrongful conviction is a blot on our legal system. Sadly, exposing and correcting that blot is a long, long process.The killing took place on 26 January 2009 (Australia Day - a national holiday) on a moored yacht. The murder trial was in the second half of 2010.There was no body, no murder weapon, a poor attempt to suggest a motive: a wholly circumstantial case.Efforts to expose the fallacies in the police investigation began in 2012. Every one of those efforts failed. The victim's wife spent around 13 years in gaol and is now on parole.This podcast series is a short, easy to follow, expose ...