Lawyer profiles

• More channel surfing in store for garden lover

  A love of shopping and a canny eye for business has enabled Dunedin lawyer Susie Staley to carve rewarding twin careers in law and corporate governance.A member of Otago’s first female legal partnership, Susie was appointed a member of the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) for a three-year term in…

• Petrol-head latchkey kid they called a drumming robot

  As a little kid from the “wrong side of the tracks” Kevin Smith cut his teeth on rock and roll and the blues.A jazz and a cappella singer and accomplished drummer, Kevin’s musical career spans more than 30 years with numerous bands – including the forerunners to The Waratahs…

• Working separately but together: A profile of Barristers Chambers in Dunedin

  Otago has a strong Independent Bar. It is a work style that particularly suits…

• Seamless return to the Bar for former Attorney-General

  Having been a “lawyer in politics”, former Attorney-General Chris Finlayson QC says he will…

• Afghan biscuit baker changes pace from life with crime

  After eight years as a Crown prosecutor, and before she had her third baby,…

• Gestational surrogacy investigation wins prize

  Sarah Alawi, who won the latest Honourable Rex Mason Prize for Excellence in Legal…

Obituaries

• Neville Clarke Jaine, 1939 - 2018

  The former acting Chief District Court Judge and head of the Police Complaints Authority, Neville Jaine, has been remembered as a man who, during a long and successful career was energetic, thoughtful and possessed a mischievous sense of humour.Mr Jaine died on 10 November 2018 in Masterton, three weeks…

• Gordon L McLeod, 1908 - 1983

  The death occurred in February 1983 of Dr GL McLeod, a partner in Macalister, Mazengarb, Parkin & Rose, Wellington.Gordon McLeod was born in 1908 and was intensely proud of the fact that he established himself in life through his own efforts and without medical support.His first chosen profession was…

• Robert Gordon Whiting, 1942 - 2018

  Retired Environment Court Judge Gordie Whiting died in Auckland on 6 November 2018 aged…

• Hon Sir Thomas Murray Thorp KNZM, 1925 - 2018

  Sir Thomas was one of our most distinguished judges and students of the criminal…

• Hon Sir John Joseph McGrath KNZM QC, 1945 - 2018

  Sir John McGrath who died on 19 October had a long career in the…

• Rt Hon Sir (Johann) Thomas Eichelbaum GBE PC QC, 1931 - 2018

  A leader of New Zealand’s judiciary and leader of the legal profession, Sir Thomas…