Lawyer profiles

• The Law & I: Laura Harris

  Inspired by Springsteen and I, we begin a new series where we ask members of the legal profession 10 questions about their life and career.Laura Harris grew up in Brisbane, Australia and studied law at the Queensland University of Technology. She graduated in 2013, took a break from law…

• Darts champ and the famous Arsenal football club

  With “abysmal sporting prowess” and knowing embarrassingly little about football, Wellington-born Laura Ashworth-Cape came off the bench to secure an in-house legal role with London-based Arsenal Football Club.That was two years ago and for 31-year-old Laura, football is now one of her hobbies, as is that other great British…

• The Law and I: Adam Kaveney-Gibb

  Inspired by Springsteen and I, we begin a new series where we ask members…

• Classic cars, choirs, model trains and a hole in a tin hat

  Te Awamutu lawyer Richard Swarbrick’s most vivid memory of his 10 years in England…

• BeeGee the inspiration for Rugby World Cup star and Crown lawyer

  Mike Mika doesn’t come from a family of lawyers but he was inspired in…

• Fizzy drinks, baked beans and eggs fuelled mature student

  Viv d’Or, lawyer at Viv d’Or Law, Petone and Tauranga.The oldest of five children,…

Obituaries

• Trevor Albert de Cleene OBE, 1932 - 2001

  Barrister and former MP Trevor de Cleene died in Tauranga on 22 April 2001 aged 68.Born in Palmerston North on 24 March 1933 to William and Mary de Cleene, he was educated at Palmerston North Boys’ High School. His family was not well off and his childhood was marked…

• Judge Robert (Bob) Lindsay Kerr, 1939 - 2019

  Retired District Court Judge Robert Kerr who died on 18 May will be remembered as a man who was passionate about the law, to the point of being practically airtight prepared for any case or legal issue he encountered.Judge Kerr, who was known as Bob to his friends, was…

• Hon Sir Robert Grant Hammond KNZM, 1944 - 2019

  Lawyer, law teacher, legal writer, law reformer and judge. Sir Grant Hammond’s career saw…

• Judge Sharon Elizabeth Couper McAuslan QSO, 1945 - 2019

  District Court Judge Sharon McAuslan died in Edinburgh, Scotland on 24 May 2019. Although…

• Malcolm James Prentice Black, 1961 - 2019

  Mention the name Malcolm Black in New Zealand music circles and people might say…

• Thomas George Goddard CNZM, 1937 - 2019

  The first Chief Judge of the Employment Court, Tom Goddard was known for his…