Dr Brendon Murphy is Professor of Law at the School of Law, Southern Cross University. He has served as an Associate Professor at the Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University, and at Canberra Law School, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, and a Foundation Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Prior to joining the academy in 2007, he worked as an in-house solicitor for the University of Newcastle, and in litigation in Newcastle after being admitted as a legal practitioner in the NSW Supreme Court.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamentals of problem solving; 3. Fact finding; 4. Statutory interpretation of criminal matters; 5. Analysing a problem; 6. Putting it all together; 7. Writing it up; Appendix A. Hypothetical example problem; Appendix B. Hypothetical example problem answer; Appendix C. Memorandum of advice in the matter of DPP v Ray Smith.

Dr Brendon Murphy is Professor of Law at the School of Law, Southern Cross University. He has served as an Associate Professor at the Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University, and at Canberra Law School, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, and a Foundation Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Prior to joining the academy in 2007, he worked as an in-house solicitor for the University of Newcastle, and in litigation in Newcastle after being admitted as a legal practitioner in the NSW Supreme Court.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamentals of problem solving; 3. Fact finding; 4. Statutory interpretation of criminal matters; 5. Analysing a problem; 6. Putting it all together; 7. Writing it up; Appendix A. Hypothetical example problem; Appendix B. Hypothetical example problem answer; Appendix C. Memorandum of advice in the matter of DPP v Ray Smith.

Dr Brendon Murphy is Professor of Law at the School of Law, Southern Cross University. He has served as an Associate Professor at the Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University, and at Canberra Law School, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, and a Foundation Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Prior to joining the academy in 2007, he worked as an in-house solicitor for the University of Newcastle, and in litigation in Newcastle after being admitted as a legal practitioner in the NSW Supreme Court.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamentals of problem solving; 3. Fact finding; 4. Statutory interpretation of criminal matters; 5. Analysing a problem; 6. Putting it all together; 7. Writing it up; Appendix A. Hypothetical example problem; Appendix B. Hypothetical example problem answer; Appendix C. Memorandum of advice in the matter of DPP v Ray Smith.