Lawyer profiles

• Dr Who look-a-like and the man who never stopped running away

  A chance chat with a banking client of a coalminer’s daughter swung Michael McKay away from bean-counting and into law.The coal-miner’s daughter was Michael’s Mum, Frances – a bank customer services representative – and the client was Principal Family Court Judge Patrick Mahoney.“Mum told Judge Mahoney I was tossing…

• Josh Nyika: The pugilistic practitioner

  Hamilton-based lawyer Josh Nyika is now using his hands in a different way after a spell as New Zealand’s best amateur boxer in his weight division, and a one-time contender to fight at the 2016 Olympic Games.Nyika competed at the World Boxing Championships after becoming Oceania champion when he…

• The philosophy of life without retribution according to Professor Martha C. Nussbaum

  Professor Martha C. Nussbaum has quite a collection of honorary degrees from universities throughout…

• Mahafrin Variava

  The first lawyer in her family, Mahafrin Variava was raised in both Dubai and…

• Home-cooked steak and kidney pie fuels undaunted human rights champion

  With degrees from three countries and, despite the Chief Justice’s praise for a landmark…

• Love won over partnership for community-spirited rally driver

  High speed car crashes qualified Cambridge lawyer and community stalwart Jocelyn Cooney for the…

Obituaries

• Jessica Aroha Greig, 1992 - 2018

  Hastings lawyer Jessica Greig died on 1 August and her potential will be forever unknown, however the legal community say she was a rising star who possessed skills and ability beyond her years.Jessica had only recently turned 26 and her admission to the High Court was barely a year…

• Ian Jordan Mitchell MNZM, 1928 - 2018

  The family of retired lawyer Ian Mitchell who died on 5 July 2018 aged 89, say he will be remembered in his community as ‘The People’s Lawyer’.Born in Blenheim in 1928, he grew up during World War Two and attended school at what were makeshift classrooms such as at…

• Ian Jordan Mitchell MNZM, 1928 - 2018

  The family of retired lawyer Ian Mitchell who died on 5 July 2018 aged…

• Melton James Prosser, 1931 - 2018

  Melton Prosser, who died on 12 May 2018 aged 86, was one of those…

• Judge Robert (Bob) Wolff, 1952 - 2018

  Tauranga District Court Judge Robert Wolff who died on 30 April 2018 will be…

• James Clifford (Jim) Simpson, 1947 - 2018

  Horowhenua and Kapiti practitioner Jim Simpson, who died on 24 February 2018, was a…