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Obituaries

Captain Eric Deane OBE, 1936 – 2003

Former Director of Standards for the New Zealand Law Society, Captain Eric Deane OBE, died of cancer at the end of August. Eric gained his legal qualifications while in the Navy, often studying in difficult conditions while on service at sea, and later served as the first full-time Director of Legal…
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Rt Hon Francis Duncan O’Flynn QC, 1918 - 2003

Former Labour Party Defence Minister Frank O’Flynn QC, BA, LLB, LLM, died on 18 October 2003 aged 84. Instrumental in developing New Zealand’s nuclear-free policies, Mr O’Flynn was also the first (and only) lawyer to sue National Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon successfully on behalf of a client – Mr Muldoon…
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Sir (James) Peter Quilliam, 1920 – 2004

Former High Court Judge Sir Peter Quilliam died in Wellington on 17 February 2004. Born into a legal family, Sir Peter graduated LLB in 1943 and worked as a barrister and Crown solicitor in his home town of New Plymouth until appointed to the Supreme Court (later High Court) bench in…
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Richard Kearney, 1930 - 2005

Richard Kearney, 1930 - 2005

Former District Court Judge and Waitangi Tribunal member Richard Kearney died in Tauranga on 27 March 2005. Against advice and despite having a wife and three children to support, Richard Kearney began to study law part-time at the age of 27. Shortly after qualifying he joined the Gisborne firm of Woodward…
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Judge Karina Raewyn Koimata Williams, 1962 - 2005

Manukau District Court Judge Karina Williams died on 2 September 2005 following a short illness. Two years before, she became only the second Maori woman to become a District Court judge when she was sworn in on 4 September 2003. After her education at St Cuthbert’s College and Auckland University, Karina…
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