Lawyer profiles

• Arguments with teachers shaped bureaucrat-bashing barrister

  Barrister and sports fanatic Gary Gotlieb admits to being a pretty nefarious character in his youth ... and he hasn’t changed a great deal at the age of 74 as he begins to wind down his long career.The larger than life character confesses to having “pissed off” a fair…

• English television courtroom drama inspired teenager to follow the law

  There was never a second career choice for barrister Maria Dew QC, who is based at Bankside Chambers in the heart of Auckland.She says she wanted to join the legal profession after being inspired by a true-to-life television show.“There was a British drama called Crown Court that ran in…

• Auckland barrister, homeless advocate and a judge champion new night shelter for homeless

  An Auckland barrister, a homeless advocate and a District Court Judge are driving the…

• The Government's lawman: David Parker, Attorney-General

  As Attorney-General in Helen Clark’s third and final government, David Parker was the logical…

• Tiana Epati

  What are the issues which are facing New Zealand’s legal profession?The issues affecting the…

• The President of the New Zealand Law Society: Kathryn Beck

  What stands out for you over the three years you have been Law Society…

Obituaries

• Thomas George Goddard CNZM, 1937 - 2019

  The first Chief Judge of the Employment Court, Tom Goddard was known for his strong advocacy of the principle of fairness in New Zealand’s employment law and for his defence of the role of the specialist court.“Tom is remembered by colleagues for his formidable intellect, his unrelenting grip on…

• Hon Sir John Francis Jeffries QSO, 1929 - 2019

  The former High Court Judge Sir John Jeffries who died on 25 January 2019 lived a life less ordinary, and will be remembered as a law man driven and guided by his strong ethics.It’s hard to believe that he was written off academically at a young age - He…

• Christopher John Devonport, 1954 - 2019

  Coroner and former Gisborne lawyer Chris Devonport died on 23 January 2019 following an…

• John Andrew Tannahill, 1938 - 2018

  Wellington criminal lawyer John Tannahill - known affectionately as Rumpole, due to his walrus…

• Maurice James Knuckey, 1931 - 2018

  Maurice Knuckey died in Hamilton on 21 November 2018 aged 87.Maurice came to Hamilton…

• Frank George Opie, 1903 - 1990

  This tribute to the late FG Opie by Manawatu District Law Society President Chris…