Lawyer profiles

• Behind the scenes Vatican peek for would-be beautician

  Directly related to one of Wellington’s first Indian settlers, family lawyer Nisha Dahya can claim another capital first – she and husband Sam were the first couple married in the St Mary of the Angels church when it re-opened after being closed five years for earthquake repairs.“Sam and I…

• One man's Pacific paradise - From Winebox drama and riots to gun-toting home invaders

  It wasn’t exactly guns blazing or taking off in a hail of lead but Gordon Davis’ rapid airlift out of the Solomon Islands after an armed invasion of his Honiara digs was tense enough.In the Solomons as a reform adviser during RAMSI - the regional assistance mission to the…

• The mid-life challenge of a punk pipe-loving lawyer

  After running businesses for 20 years, bomber pilot’s daughter Dee Morgan took to studying…

• From San Francisco to Wairoa – all you need is love

  A chance meeting in a New York bar lured San Francisco litigator and Beatles…

• Anthem disputes, an OJ lawyer and a girl almost called Peanut … all out of Hawera

  Irish rebels, an undercover drugs agent and American legal star F. Lee Bailey may…

• Elder law, for lawyers less concerned by the tick of the clock

  One of the perks of practising elder law can be found in the little…

Obituaries

• James Clifford (Jim) Simpson, 1947 - 2018

  Horowhenua and Kapiti practitioner Jim Simpson, who died on 24 February 2018, was a highly competent lawyer, a respected man of the community, and a fine sportsman, who also had a sense of fun. His funeral was held at Rangiatea Church in Otaki and it speaks volumes for his…

• Geoffrey Lloyd (Geoff) Harrison, 1954 - 2018

  Auckland barrister Geoff Harrison died on 8 March, aged 63.His legal career followed a different path to that of his brother, retired Court of Appeal Judge Rhys Harrison.Geoff Harrison was admitted to the bar in 1983, on completion of his law studies at Auckland University.Since 1992, he had been…

• Richard Peterson, 1940 - 2018

  Richard Peterson, who died on 12 January 2018 aged 77, was a well-regarded Wellington…

• Rowland Woods, 1936 - 2018

  Rowland Woods, who died on 4 January 2018 aged 81, was a member of…

• Judge Martin John Beattie, 1944 - 2018

  Former District Court Judge Martin Beattie died in Auckland on 4 February 2017, aged…

• John Douglas (Jock) Hutchison, 1938 - 1982

  Well-known Wairarapa lawyer Jock Hutchison died on 30 June 1982 after a long illness,…