ANU COLLEGE OF LAW

Qualifications	BA LLB (Syd.), MSW (Michigan), Barrister
Biography	Hugh Selby teaches and writes about courtcraft ( a range of techniques that are useful to advocates and witnesses in our courts and tribunals). He trains experienced lawyers and expert witnesses, police, and law students, drawing upon teaching methods he has developed, in Australia, Malaysia, Japan and the USA. Hugh has written about the law that affects expert witnesses, principles of advocacy and pleading, appellate practice,coronial law and practice, contemporary issues in the law, and industrial law.
Scholarly Interests	Experts and Expert Evidence, Advocacy, Professional ethics
Recent Publications	Appealing to the Future: Michael Kirby and his legacy, Thomson Reuters (Lawbook Co), 2009 (with Ian Freckelton); Advocacy: preparation and performance, Federation Press, 2009; Appellate Practice, Federation Press, 2008 (with Graeme Blank)
Representative Publications	Expert Evidence ( looseleaf, online, paperbacks) 1993 -current; 2 books on Inquests. Submission to the Chief Justice of NSW respecting the conviction of Ngo for the murder of Newman, May 2008. (will be available on the link given below from late May 2009 (sic). A Justice Game - about juries; Old Secrets to Pry - about a corruption inquiry - both of these are in PDF and can be freely downloaded from the Criminal Practice course page on the Legal Workshop web site at: http://law.anu.edu.au/LegalWorkshop/Crim_Intensive.aspx