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Cook Islands Court Of Appeal
The Court of Appeal of the Cook Islands is the superior court of record for the Cook Islands. It hears appeals from the High Court of the Cook Islands and was established by Article 56 of the Constitution of the Cook Islands. Composition and location The judiciary is headed by the President of the Court of Appeal or, in the President's absence, the Chief Justice of the High Court or the judge with the highest seniority. The judges have seniority based on their date of first appointment to a court in the Cook Islands or elsewhere. Decisions can be made by a panel of any three judges and require a majority vote of the panel. A judge cannot hear an appeal for a decision which they made or by a court on which they sit. A judge cannot be appointed to the Court of Appeal unless they have been a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, the High Court of New Zealand, or the High Court of the Cook Islands. A judge can also be appointed by the Queen's Representative if so advise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superior Court
In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general jurisdiction over civil and criminal legal cases. A superior court is "superior" in relation to a court with limited jurisdiction (see small claims court), which is restricted to civil cases involving monetary amounts with a specific limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of a less serious nature. A superior court may hear appeals from lower courts (see court of appeal). For courts of general jurisdiction in civil law system, see ordinary court. Etymology The term "superior court" has its origins in the English court system. The royal courts were the highest courts in the country, with what would now be termed supervisory jurisdiction over baronial and local courts. Decisions of those courts could be reviewed by the royal courts, as part of the Crown's role as the ultimate fountain of justice. The royal courts became known as the "superior courts", and lower courts whose decisions could be reviewed by the royal c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Arnold
Sir Terence Arnold (born 1947) is a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. He was the Solicitor-General of New Zealand from 2000, before being made a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, Court of Appeal of New Zealand in 2006. He was elevated to the Supreme Court on 11 June 2013. Career Arnold graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Arts, B.A. and LL.M. and New York University with an LL.M. He taught criminal law at Victoria University of Wellington as well as at several Canadian universities, including Dalhousie University and the University of Calgary. He taught at different law schools of New Zealand and Canada in the years between 1970 and 1982. Later, in 1986, he became a monitoring and advising member for the Bill of Rights. He was a partner of Chapman Tripp, Chapman Tripp Sheffield Young between 1985 and 1994. He became a barrister sole in 1994 and shortly thereafter, was appointed Queen's Counsel. He is one of the founders of the Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fisher (judge)
Robert Fisher may refer to: Politicians * Robert Fisher (MP) (1465–1535), in 1529 MP for Rochester * Robert F. Fisher (1879–1969), member of the California legislature * Robert Fisher (Tennessee politician) (1925–1989), American politician expelled from the Tennessee legislature * Robert Fisher (New Hampshire politician), member of the New Hampshire legislature 2014–2017 Artists and musicians * Robert Fisher (playwright) (1922–2008), American playwright * Robert M. Fisher (1928–2007), American artist * Rob Fisher (British musician) (1956–1999), British keyboardist and songwriter * Robert Fisher (c.1957–2017), American vocalist and songwriter from Willard Grant Conspiracy * Rob Fisher (conductor), American music director, conductor, arranger and pianist Others * Robert Fisher (priest) (fl. 1490s – 1510s), Canon of Windsor * Robert Fisher (UK academic) (born 1943), interest in teaching philosophy to children * Robert Fisher (university president) (born c. 1948 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Paterson
Dame Alison Mae Paterson (formerly Dinsdale, née Glennie; born 22 August 1935) is a New Zealand businesswoman. In 1979, she became the first woman to sit on the board of a publicly listed company in New Zealand. Early life and family Paterson was born Alison Mae Glennie at Taumarunui on 22 August 1935. She was educated at New Plymouth Girls' High School, and became deaf towards the end of her schooling, although this was subsequently largely resolved through a series of operations. In about 1956, she married Alan John Dinsdale, but they later divorced. In 1991, she married lawyer Barry John Paterson. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1993, and served as a High Court judge between 1996 and 2004. Career After leaving school, Glennie worked as the petty-cash girl for an accountancy firm, and studied accounting by correspondence. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1966, and established her own farm accounting practice in 1971. In 1976, Alison Dinsdale was appointed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Barker (jurist)
Sir Richard Ian Barker (17 March 1934 – 11 November 2022) was a New Zealand jurist. His legal career spanned over six decades. He was a lawyer for 20 years, followed by 20 years as a judge at the High Court, before he worked for another two decades as a mediator and arbitrator. Barker was involved in the law reform in the Cook Islands. Early life Barker was born in Taumarunui on 17 March 1934. His parents were Kate Dorothy ( Humphrys) and Archibald Henry Barker. He received his education at a primary school in Taumarunui (St Patrick's Convent) before attending boarding school in Auckland ( Sacred Heart College). He went to the University of Auckland and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws in 1958. Legal career Barker was admitted to the bar in 1958. He was a barrister and solicitor from then onwards. From 1960 to 1969, he was a partner at Morpeth Gould and Co in Auckland. Between 1969 and 1976, he was a barrister working by himself. During this time, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas White (jurist)
Sir Douglas John White (born 5 September 1945) is a former New Zealand jurist. Early life and family White was born in Wellington in 1945. The jurist Sir John White (1911–2007) was his father, and Charles White, a lawyer and briefly a member of the Legislative Council, was his grandfather. He was educated as a boarder at Nelson College from 1959 to 1963, and went on to study law at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating Bachelor of Laws with first-class honours. Legal career After practising as a litigation partner and then independent barrister, White was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1988. He sat as a judge of the High Court from 2009 until 2012, when he was appointed to the bench of the Court of Appeal. He retired in 2015. In 2016, White was appointed to the Cook Islands Court of Appeal. Other activities White served on the council of Victoria University of Wellington for 20 years, and was chancellor of the university from 1996 to 1999. Honours In the 2018 New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Williams (arbitrator)
Sir David Arthur Rhodes Williams (born 17 April 1941) is a New Zealand lawyer, jurist, and international arbitrator. From 2005 to 2010 he served as Chief Justice of the Cook Islands. Williams was born in 1941 in Auckland. In the 2017 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ..., for services to international law and international arbitration. References 1941 births Living people New Zealand King's Counsel High Court of New Zealand judges New Zealand judges on the courts of the Cook Islands Arbitrators Environmental lawyers Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit People from Auckland Chief justices of the Cook Islands University of Auckland alumni Harvard Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom. Established on 14 August 1833 to hear appeals formerly heard by the King-in-Council, the Privy Council formerly acted as the court of last resort for the entire British Empire, other than for the United Kingdom itself.P. A. Howell, ''The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1833–1876: Its Origins, Structure, and Development'', Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1979 Formally a statutory committee of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, the Judicial Committee consists of senior judges who are Privy Councillors; they are predominantly Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and senior judges from the Commonwealth of Nations. Although it is often simply referred to as the 'Privy Council', the Judicial Committee is only one cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of The Cook Islands
The prime minister of the Cook Islands is the head of government of the Cook Islands, a self-governing territory in Associated state, free association with New Zealand. The office was established in 1965, when History of the Cook Islands, self-government was first granted to the islands. Originally, the title "Premier" was used, but this was replaced by the title of "Prime Minister" in 1981. List of officeholders ;Key Living former prime ministers As of , there are two former living Cook Island prime ministers, as seen below. File: Coat of arms of the Cook Islands.svg, Robert Woontonserved 2002-2004Born 1949 (age ) File: Henry Puna 2015.jpg, Henry Punaserved 2010-2020Born 1949 (age ) The most recent former prime minister to die was Jim Marurai (served 2004–2010), in November 2020, aged 73. See also *Cook Islands **Politics of the Cook Islands **Monarchy in the Cook Islands ***King's Representative *Lists of incumbents Notes Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of Record
A court of record is a trial court or appellate court in which a record of the proceedings is captured and preserved, for the possibility of appeal. A court clerk or a court reporter takes down a record of oral proceedings. That written record (and all other evidence) is preserved at least long enough for all appeals to be exhausted, or for some further period of time provided by law (for example, in some U.S. states, death penalty statutes provide that all evidence must be preserved for an extended period of time). Most courts of record have rules of procedure (see rules of evidence, rules of civil procedure, and rules of criminal procedure) and therefore they require that most parties be represented by counsel (specifically, attorneys holding a license to practice law before the specific tribunal). In contrast, in courts not of record, oral proceedings are not recorded, and the judge makes his or her decision based on notes and memory. In most "not of record" proceedin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Council Of The Cook Islands
Executive ( exe., exec., execu.) may refer to: Role or title * Executive, a senior management role in an organization ** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators ** Executive director, job title of the chief executive in many non-profit, government and international organizations; also a description contrasting with non-executive director ** Executive officer, a high-ranking member of a corporation body, government or military ** Business executive, a person responsible for running an organization ** Music executive or record executive, person within a record label who works in senior management ** Studio executive, employee of a film studio ** Executive producer, a person who oversees the production of an entertainment product * Account executive, a job title given by a number of marketing agencies (usually to trainee staff who report to account managers) * Project executive, a role with the overall responsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
