In this timely 3-hour program, you’ll delve into the essential pathways for navigating the delicate youth justice system. Gain insights from Principal Youth Court Judge Ida Malosi, analyse the entry into the youth court and its intricate processes, explore recent decisions on arrests and charges, and gain an understanding of Child Protection and the Management of Information for Youth/Child Offenders (CPMIP). 

Presenters

Mr. Gary Earley, Barrister,
Gary began his legal career as the Auckland/Northland Regional Solicitor for the then Department of Social Welfare. He was then a civil litigator before joining a South Auckland law firm as a partner. He became a barrister in 2000 specialising in criminal trial and transport work. He has been a youth advocate for quite a while. Possibly too long. He has presented in a number of ADLS and NZLS seminars in the past.


Mr. John Sandston, Barrister,
John graduated in 1987 with an LLB (Hons) from Canterbury University and was admitted to the Bar that year. He worked for 6 years as a Crown Prosecutor and tutor in Criminal Law in Christchurch, and subsequently as defence counsel and a Crown Panel Prosecutor in Nelson. He has been a member of the NZ Law Society`s Criminal Law Committee, the Inaugural Chair of the Youth Justice Committee, and was invited and assisted the Law Society with submissions to the Law Commission on the reform of the law of evidence that led to the Evidence Act 2006.


Ms. Ida Malosi, Judge,
Judge Malosi was admitted to the Bar the same year legislation to establish the Youth Court came into force (1989). In 2002 she was appointed to the District Court Bench with a Family Warrant. In September 2021 she became the National Executive Judge for the District Court. She led the establishment of Pasifika Youth Courts in Mangere and Avondale, and the Cross-over Court at Manukau that deals with people before the Youth Court who also have care and protection proceedings before the Family Court. Judge Malosi has spent around 30 years as either a lawyer or Judge in the Youth Court jurisdiction. In November 2022 she became the first female Principal Youth Court Judge and the first Pasifika Head of Bench.


Ms. Sacha Norrie, Barrister,
Sacha has undertaken dozens of jury trials in the District Court and High Court, including trials involving murder, serious violence, sexual violation, sexual offending against children, complex spree offending, and serious drug offending. She has considerable experience doing appeals in both the High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as experience with regulatory prosecutions involving a number of different government departments. Sacha also has particular expertise in the Youth Court. She has undertaken a significant number of cases involving children and young people, often involving complex jurisdictional issues, or issues regarding fitness to stand trial or care and protection. After two years clerking for the Principal Youth Court Judge, Sacha joined the Manukau Crown Solicitor’s office in February 2016. After six years as a Crown prosecutor, Sacha joined the Independent Bar in February 2022 and has continued to regularly appear in the District and High Courts. Sacha can be instructed privately and is also approved to undertake Legal Aid criminal assignments, as well as criminal appeals in the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court. She is a Court-appointed Youth Advocate.


Ms Sarah Mandeno, Barrister/Youth Advocate
Sarah Mandeno, Barrister/Youth Advocate Sarah is an experienced barrister specialising in serious crime. Between 1999 to 2004 she worked for the Auckland Crown Solicitor’s office. She then worked in the United Kingdom and qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2006. In 2007 Sarah left her position at Field Fisher Waterhouse in London, where she was involved in the conduct of regulatory proceedings for the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council, to rejoin the Auckland Crown Solicitor’s office where she was a senior Crown prosecutor (2008) and made an Associate (2009). Between June 2016 and January 2018 she worked as a senior lawyer at the Public Defence Service, Manukau before commencing practice as a Barrister in June 2018. Since then Sarah has been a Youth Advocate (PAL 1-4) and undertakes assignments as either the assigned advocate or counsel to assist the Court in the Youth Courts in Tāmaki Makarau (including Rangatahi Courts, Ngā Kōti Rangatahi, and Pasifika Court). She is a member of the Abuse in Care Inquiry Legal Assistance Panel. She is a member of the Criminal Committee of the New Zealand Bar Association.