Friday, 28 February 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Cross Examination Including Producing Documents at Hearing to Challenge the Evidence
- Evidence Act: overview of principles
- Lawyers’ duty to court vs client
- Professional etiquette
- Tips for preparing for trial and what you can or cannot say to your witness in preparation for questioning
Presented by Amy Malone, Barrister, Surrey Chambers
Chair
Helen Tyree, Director, McWilliamsTyree Lawyers
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal framework and ethical boundaries for cross-examination, including use of documents to challenge evidence under the Evidence Act
- Learn practical tips for preparing witnesses, structuring cross-examination, and managing courtroom dynamics in family law trials
Presenters
Amy Malone, Barrister, Surrey ChambersAmy graduated from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws in 2001. Amy is an experienced advocate in all areas of litigation and has spent the past 9 years working exclusively in family law. Amy has particular expertise in relationship property, trust and estate litigation and is committed to achieving positive outcomes for her clients. Amy regularly presents papers for Legalwise Seminars.
Helen Tyree, Director, McWilliams Tyree Lawyers
Helen is a Director of McWilliam Tyree Lawyers, having been an Associate and then Senior Associate at McWilliam Rennie (predecessor of McWilliam Tyree) since 2014. Helen has practiced all areas of family law since 2003. As well as acting for clients in all areas of family law, Helen has undertaken regular appointments as lawyer for child and as lawyer for subject persons under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act since 2008. Helen is also a contributing author for the legal publication “Brookers Family Law on Family Property”, writing about relationship property agreements (separation agreements, contracting-out agreements, and setting aside those agreements). She also contributed significantly to McWilliam Rennie’s submissions to the Law Commission in relation to their review of relationship property and then succession law. She has presented seminars for Legalwise on a range of relationship property matters, relationship property law developments and on the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act.
