Perspectives on the Death Penalty

15 July 2010

Hear 3 lawyers discuss how their encounters with capital punishment have influenced their careers and perspectives on the law.

Perspectives on the Death Penalty

A Panel Discussion with Julian McMahon, Mark Gibson and Lucy Adams

Hear 3 lawyers discuss how their encounters with capital punishment have influenced their careers and perspectives on the law.
 
Date:    Tuesday 3 August
Time:    5:45 for 6pm
Venue:  Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Level 50, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
 
Refreshments to be served afterwards.
 
Please RSVP by Thursday 29 July (for catering purposes) to rsvp@reprieve.org.au
 
Please see the flyer for further information.

About the speakers:

Julian McMahon is a Melbourne based barrister who has acted in a number of death penalty cases in the Asia Pacific region including acting for Van Nguyen and the Bali Nine.

Mark Gibson is a Melbourne based barrister who has experience acting for both the defence and the Crown.  Mark has worked with defendants facing the death penalty in the US and has represented defendants with the Aboriginal Legal Service in Darwin. 

Lucy Adams is a lawyer at PILCH who has previously worked at Clayton Utz and as a volunteer representing defendants facing execution in Louisiana.

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