Dr Felicity Gerry KC

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...

Companies registered in UK's overseas territories generating huge revenues for Myanmar military regime — Finance Uncovered

This excellent piece by Caroline Henshaw includes me sounding off about sanctions !! Companies registered in UK's overseas territories generating huge revenues for Myanmar military regime… www.financeuncovered.org/stories/uk-o...

Autism and joint enterprise Despite its prevalence, autism spectrum disorder remains poorly understood in the criminal justice system. Does Alex Henry’s joint enterprise conviction expose the need to audit prisons? asks Dr Felic...

Delighted to publish in Counsel Magazine - Despite its prevalence, autism spectrum disorder remains poorly understood in the criminal justice system. Does Alex Henry’s joint enterprise conviction expose the need to audit prisons?
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Delighted to speak at the Anti - Slavery Forum this week on the implementation (and lack of!!) of the non punishment principle in Australia & our forthcoming report
on the experiences of women survivors of modern slavery in the CJS - details here antislaveryforum.org/building_fre...

My latest JUSTICE UNSCRIPTED for Law News Day on consumer protection, modern slavery and Quality Compliance: lawnewsday.com/an-appetite-...

List member Dr Felicity Gerry KC appeared in a landmark case clarifying that Magistrates have limited but independent power to grant bail under the Service & Execution of Process Act in interstate murder warrant matters.

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Delighted to share Ed 2 of Amicus Briefly! Sharing thoughts and words from friends in the legal profession around the world url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/hvApCVARNK...

Drug mule gran to return to UK after 12 years on death row Lindsay Sandiford was sentenced to death for trafficking drugs into the Indonesian resort island of Bali

Delighted with this news!! 9 years since I asked…better late than never…hope she doesn’t have to serve any more.

Drug mule gran to return to UK after 12 years on death row www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

ATLAS London brunch today with an Aussie hint!!

Delighted to be on the list of counsel at 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 (𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗖) libertaschambers.com/media-hub/dr-f…