Delighted to speak at Legalwise Seminars today on affirmative consent laws in Victoria, Australia , especially the provisions on reasonable belief relating to people with cognitive impairment and mental illness - a small snapshot here:

Dr Felicity Gerry KC a keynote speaker on Modern Slavery law at Christchurch Conference on International and Transnational Legal Frameworks 2026 | GreensList www.greenslist.com.au/s/blog-detai...

Delighted to attend EPPAC meeting today in Aus - advocating for changing laws on physical punishment of children - here's UK report explaining how these laws affect investigations into child abuse & removal of these laws need not over criminalise parents. lnkd.in/gdmnM6h5

Judge cautions silks over ‘aggressive’ cross-examinations A senior judge has warned lawyers against descending into “aggressive and confrontational” cross-examination, particularly when it may undermine fair opportunity and reliable evidence.

Not convinced the Old Bailey has changed much - I’ve been speaking on trauma informed courts for a long time & this is a step that way - Australian Judge cautions silks over ‘aggressive’ cross-examinations - Lawyers Weekly

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A sneak peak at my modern slavery law keynote last week at the Christchurch Conference on International and Transnational Legal Frameworks 2026 at UCNZ - looking towards liability for supply chain exploitation through the criminal corporate cross over

BBC Archive: The women who forged the way for equal pay The story of women who fought for equal pay

For the day after #IWD BBC Archive: The women who forged the way for equal pay - BBC www.bbc.com/articles/cwy....

Happy International Women’s Day - My advice is only read the positive stuff today - we can deal with the rest tomorrow :) #IWD

Fantastic #IWD lunch with great speeches and a wonderful performance by SDT - SDT has been working with women in VIC Prisons in performance and visual arts since 1980.
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More details here: www.somebodysdaughtertheatre.com/prison

Looking forward to speaking at the Christchurch Conference on International and Transnational Legal Frameworks 2026 next week on #modernslavery in international supply chains - details here www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/academ...

Delighted to speak to Monash students today on careers: Forging your own path, keeping an open mind, being inclusive and resilient, saying yes to opportunities and no when you want to - and generally making sure you are happy in law, whatever the challenges!!

Trump’s Gaza Plan Mustn’t Follow His Record on Women’s Rights Trump’s 20-points Gaza peace plan shouldn't repeat his domestic failures on women’s health, education, and rights.

In case you missed this: “Women are an all-stakeholder issue for any peace deal, and the art of a great deal is to understand that women can speak for themselves on these issues”. mena.rollingstone.com/politics/com...

 Delighted to publish Amicus Briefly 5 with recent news and an article on vulnerability in international courts and tribunals: felicitygerry.com?mailpoet_rou...

One advantage of collecting old books - trial by jury or torture??

IPP prisoners trapped under ‘dystopian’ UK jail system, major report to UN warns ‘The UK cannot hypocritically stand against despotic regimes when its own systems are so dystopian,’ a report on the plight of eight prisoners on indefinite jail terms said

#IPP prisoners subjected to ‘cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment’, major report to UN warns | The Independent
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Report for Dean Kingham for 8 people subject IPP sentences suffering torture through indefinite detention sent to the UN Special Rapporteur on torture - shocking treatment in the UK and huge failure to solve!! www.linkedin.com/posts/libert...

Libertas chambers post on X

Australian women and children sent back to Syrian detention camp after initial release The group of 34 – families of dead or jailed extremists – were prevented from returning to Australia by ‘poor coordination’ with Damascus

And here’s what’s actually happening to Australian women and children in Syrian camps www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Taking Responsibility for those who belong to Australia including women and children from Syrian camps Taking Responsibility for those who belong to Australia including women and children from Syrian camps

Here’s me on Taking Responsibility for those who belong to Australia including women and children from Syrian camps :

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Filming for the Crime and Investigation Channel - coming soon :)

Delighted to attend the opening of the legal year in Bendigo yesterday!!

Delighted to publish AMICUS BRIEFLY 4 with article on #Iran , an urgent submission on the urgent need for spinal surgery evacuation from #GuantanamoBay , news on #jointenterprise and #autism & the archive: read and subscribe here: tinyurl.com/mrxrrsmj

The UK is currently experiencing the highest levels of juvenile terrorism prosecutions in history, with 42 children arrested in the last year alone (Home Office 2025b).

Fascinating research on the novel intersection of terrorism and exploitation by Dr Gina Vale: Exploited for the Cause?: The Potential for a Cross-Harm Approach to Children’s Online Engagement in Terrorism | The British Journal of Criminology academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...

Christine Keeler's family pray for justice 60 years after conviction Seymour Platt says he hopes 2026 is the year ghe finally sees justice for his mother, Christine Keeler, who was jailed for perjury in 1963

I'm hoping 2026 is the year when we realise that Christine's case was such a terrible miscarriage of justice that her pardon matters to all women www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

UN expert condemns US strikes on Venezuela, capture of Maduro as ‘illegal aggression’ ‘I condemn the US’ illegal aggression against Venezuela & the illegal abduction of its leader and his wife,’ says Ben Saul - Anadolu Ajansı

Venezuela- Agree with Professor Ben Saul - another terrible example of criminal law being used as a veneer for political interference, political control and protection of power - and - the “and wife” rhetoric is appalling - shocking start to 2026.

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Delighted to deliver training to the Tanganika Law Society on behalf of Lawyers Without Borders on Child Friendly interviewing- including questioning in court, use of technology and supports such as intermediaries …and my favourite- the pause button - when a child needs a break!!

Out now - Amicus Briefly 3 with a joint article with the excellent Eleanor Stephenson on medical research and #organtransplant expansion in Xinjiang - together with all my news for last month - read and subscribe here:
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Africa is on the move, a new Africa is emerging - Time Africa Leading experts in law, technology, and finance give their view on a new dawn for Africa’s commercial interests  Ahead of this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa and more than ten year...

Must read from TIME Africa - including this from me : “On the ground, capacity building is dynamic. In Tanzania, Lawyers Without Borders, including myself, led by in-country managers, work with the Anti Trafficking Secretariat to build capacity… africa.time.com/g20/africa-i...

Trump’s Gaza Plan Mustn’t Follow His Record on Women’s Rights Trump’s 20-points Gaza peace plan shouldn't repeat his domestic failures on women’s health, education, and rights.

Here’s me on THAT 20 point plan…”Women are an all-stakeholder issue for any peace deal, and the art of a great deal is to understand that women can speak for themselves on these issues”. mena.rollingstone.com/politics/com...

Delighted that Dan Warburton at the Mirror is keeping the pressure on to release Lindsay Sandiford - she assisted the authorities in Indonesia and raised coercive circumstances & should be released immediately!! Read more here www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...