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The road to law via Asia, Spain and Brazil
Hong Kong-born Emma Littlewood lived in the autonomous territory until, at the age of seven, her family made the move to New Zealand.
Emma Littlewood
The Littlewood family landed in Auckland where Emma completed her high school education at Epsom Girls’ Grammar School. Ever the adventurer, as part of her...
Samuel Beswick, Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia
Sam is a private law scholar with primary research and teaching interests in the areas of torts, unjust enrichment, limitations, remedies, and privacy.
An interview with Christian Niyonsaba – enrolled barrister and solicitor of the High Court
Can you tell us more about yourself?I’m Christian, I play soccer (support Manchester United), was recently admitted to the roll of barristers and solicitors at the Auckland High Court, love a good coffee, and enjoy meeting new people and socialising with friends.
Christian Niyonsaba
What prompted you to study law?Coming...
International litigator enjoys the many stages of world opera
A spiral staircase in an 18th century apartment next to the Vienna Opera House was “the last straw” for litigation specialist Carmel Walsh – wife of international opera star Simon O’Neill.
With one-year old twins in tow, the couple were constantly on the move as Simon performed across the opera stages...
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Lawyer’s secret to ‘bashing out’ a novel or six
By Craig Stephen
A recurring theme from the lawyers’ profiles in LawPoints over the past few years has been one of a desire to write.
Some practitioners’ dream alternative career is as a journalist, while others would just like to write more about what they love.
Brannavan Gnanalingam
So if inspiration...
The Innovators: Katie Bhreatnach
LawFest organiser Andrew King continues a series of interviews with key legal professionals with their innovation and technology stories.
The legal minds hoping to be elected to Parliament
Lawyers love politics — six past Prime Ministers as well as two acting PMs have been from the profession. So it’s no surprise that yet again dozens of current and former practitioners have put their hands up to stand for Parliament.
The array of hopefuls representing parties from across the political...
Garage rocker back home after stint in London
A Wellington native, Nick Logan of Quigg Partners, had planned to study history and economics at Victoria University of Wellington alongside his LLB. While he ultimately dropped his history major, Nick continued with economics. As it turns out, the economics slotted alongside his law degree quite nicely.
The road to law via Asia, Spain and Brazil
By Angharad O'Flynn
Hong Kong-born Emma Littlewood lived in the autonomous territory until, at the age of seven, her family made the move to New Zealand.
Emma Littlewood
The Littlewood family landed in Auckland where Emma completed her high school education at Epsom Girls’ Grammar School. Ever the adventurer, as part...
Samuel Beswick, Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia
Sam is a private law scholar with primary research and teaching interests in the areas of torts, unjust enrichment, limitations, remedies, and privacy.
An interview with Christian Niyonsaba – enrolled barrister and solicitor of the High Court
Can you tell us more about yourself?I’m Christian, I play soccer (support Manchester United), was recently admitted to the roll of barristers and solicitors at the Auckland High Court, love a good coffee, and enjoy meeting new people and socialising with friends.
Christian Niyonsaba
What prompted you to study law?Coming...
International litigator enjoys the many stages of world opera
A spiral staircase in an 18th century apartment next to the Vienna Opera House was “the last straw” for litigation specialist Carmel Walsh – wife of international opera star Simon O’Neill.
With one-year old twins in tow, the couple were constantly on the move as Simon performed across the opera stages...
Devilish times at the heart of Scots law
Glasgow-born Fergus Whyte – believed to be the first New Zealand qualified lawyer to be called to the Scots Bar – couldn’t wait to stop devilling and enter a ‘stable’.
Fergus’s pupillage ended when he was called to the Scots Bar in Edinburgh on June 26.
“Pupillage here goes by the fantastic...
Sophie Gilmour – from law to entrepreneur
Why did you study law?It was actually by process of elimination – I wasn’t a Maths/Science student and I loved English and History but wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with my career. I remember being thrilled to be invited into second year and relieved to have survived that...
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