• CPD Points: 1 [SL]
  • Price: $45.00
  • Area: Criminal Law; Litigation
  • Delivered: February 2023
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Description

This session is presented by Fran McCracken, Lawyer at Grant Tucker, as part of the Northern Young Lawyers Committee Lecture Series. In this session, Fran discusses: what is common purpose and when is it relevant; what do prosecution have to prove and what considerations are relevant; and, understanding and applying the authorities. The key takeaways include:

  • Understand (well, attempt to) what common purpose is and how Section 4 of the Criminal Code applies.
  • Understand the relevance of common purpose when your client is charged with a crime and how the basis of liability should be disclosed. 
  • Practical example of how common purpose applied in a recent Supreme Court murder trial.
  • CPD Points: 1 [SL]
  • Price: $45.00
  • Area: Criminal Law; Litigation
  • Delivered: February 2023
Digital Content
  • Recording
  • No Materials

To purchase login below

Description

This session is presented by Fran McCracken, Lawyer at Grant Tucker, as part of the Northern Young Lawyers Committee Lecture Series. In this session, Fran discusses: what is common purpose and when is it relevant; what do prosecution have to prove and what considerations are relevant; and, understanding and applying the authorities. The key takeaways include:

  • Understand (well, attempt to) what common purpose is and how Section 4 of the Criminal Code applies.
  • Understand the relevance of common purpose when your client is charged with a crime and how the basis of liability should be disclosed. 
  • Practical example of how common purpose applied in a recent Supreme Court murder trial.

Frances McCracken, Lawyer, Grant Tucker

About the Presenter:

Ms Fran McCracken graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2004 and was admitted in practice in 2005. She commenced her career as an Associate in the Supreme Court of Tasmanian before starting in private practice in Launceston. Since commencing practice, Fran has had a successful career as a criminal defence lawyer and was awarded the Law Society Legal Aid Award in 2022. Fran has acted as counsel in many high-profile matters, including the recent “Burnie Five” murder trial, in which the Crown relied on common purpose as a basis of liability.

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