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Gerald Orchard, 1944 – 2003

Barrister and University of Canterbury Professor Gerald Orchard died of a brain tumour on 19 January 2003. He was aged 58. A Canterbury graduate, Professor Orchard was also the law school’s dean for 13 years until 2001. Born in Christchurch on 22 November 1944, Gerry Orchard was educated at Fendalton Primary School…
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Charles Stewart Thomas OBE, 1889 – 1988

Charles Stewart Thomas OBE, a well-known Christchurch criminal lawyer and past President of the Canterbury District Law Society, died in April 1988 at the age of 99. Brian McClelland QC, a former “pupil” of Mr Thomas, delivered the following address at a special sitting of the High Court in Christchurch on…
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John Herman von Dadelszen, 1913 - 1988

John Herman von Dadelszen, a highly respected Hawke’s Bay practitioner, died in Hastings on 5 July 1988 aged 75, after over 50 years’ practice of law. Mr von Dadelszen was President of the Hawke’s Bay District Law Society in 1965 and 1966 but had also served the community in a variety…
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James Hugh Cassidy Larsen, 1935 - 1989

By Colin Clere Jim Larsen served as Crown Prosecutor for the Wellington District from 1969 until his death from cancer on 31 March 1989, at the age of 53. He was born in Levin on 25 April 1935, and educated at Horowhenua College and Victoria University of Wellington. Jim excelled at debating and…
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Derrick McLeod, 1925 – 1990

The son of high country sheep farmers, Derrick McLeod was born in Timaru in 1925. He attended Timaru Boys’ High School where he was a member of the 1st Cricket XI which he captained for two years, and played representative cricket at sub-union level. In his final year at school…
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Sir Campbell Wylie, 1905 - 1992

Former Commonwealth Judge Sir Campbell Wylie has died in Auckland, aged 87. Born in Dannevirke on 14 May 1905 and educated there, then at Auckland Grammar School and Victoria University in Wellington, Sir Campbell graduated in law in 1928 and practised at Kaikohe until the Second World War. He served in the…
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Frank Wong, 1950 – 1992

Frank Wong, an experienced international negotiator for the Ministry of External Relations and Trade, has died in Wellington aged 41. Born in Gisborne, Frank attended Gisborne Boys’ High School, and graduated LLB(Hons) from Auckland University in 1973. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1974, and began in the ministry’s Legal…
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Dr John Lochiel Robson CBE, 1909 – 1993

By Sir Kenneth Keith Dr John Robson CBE, Secretary for Justice between 1960 and 1970 and Visiting Fellow and Director of Criminological Studies at Victoria University of Wellington from 1972 to 1980, died in Wellington on 17 September 1993, aged 84. He is survived by his wife Katherine and their four…
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Maxwell Rae Grierson OBE, 1900 - 1994

The elder statesman of New Zealand’s legal fraternity, Maxwell Rae Grierson, OBE, died in Auckland on 10 June 1994 aged 93. A founding partner of Simpson Grierson Butler White, he was the Commonwealth’s oldest legal practitioner and was in his office just a week before his death working on client business. He…
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Sir Guy Richardson Powles, KBE, 1905 - 1994

By Sue Richards The successful grafting of the Scandinavian Ombudsman concept on to New Zealand’s Westminster system of government can fairly be attributed to the personal skills and qualities of New Zealand’s first Ombudsman, Sir Guy Powles. Under his wise stewardship from 1962 until his retirement in 1977, the role of the…
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John David Rabone, 1938 - 1995

High Court Judge John Rabone died in Timaru Hospital late last month. He had been ill since suffering a heart attack earlier that month while on circuit in Timaru. Justice Rabone had been a District Court judge in the Wellington region until October 1994 when he was appointed to the High…
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Justice Paul Temm, 1931 - 1997

Justice Paul Temm, 1931 - 1997

Justice Paul Temm.High Court judge and former New Zealand Law Society Vice President Justice Paul Temm died in Auckland last month aged 66. Appointed a Queen’s Counsel in 1971 he appeared on six occasions before the Privy Council. His electoral petition in 1978 which won Winston Peters the Hunua seat, effectively…
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Judge Philip Evans, 1947 - 1997

By Leslie Evans Judge Philip Evans died on 6 August 1997, aged 50 years. Judge Evans was resident at the Rotorua District Court. When off the bench he exercised a passion for aviation. Philip Evans had practised law in Wellington. As a partner at Gault Mitchell & Co he was prominent in…
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Laurence Michael O’Reilly, 1942 – 1998

By Ian Cameron Laurence Michael O’Reilly, who died on 15 January 1998, was a practising barrister and solicitor until appointed the Commissioner for Children in 1994. After his primary and secondary school education in his home town of Timaru, he attended the University of Canterbury, studying part-time and completing his law…
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