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Chief Justice Of The Cook Islands
The Chief Justice of the Cook Islands is the head of the Cook Islands judiciary. They preside over the High Court of the Cook Islands and serve as a member of the Cook Islands Court of Appeal. The office was established by the Cook Islands Constitution. The Chief Justice is appointed by the King's Representative on the advice of the Executive Council. They must be qualified to sit on the High Court, meaning that they must have either served as a justice of the High Court of New Zealand, the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, or the Supreme Court of New Zealand, or have practiced as a barrister in New Zealand or a country with an equivalent legal system for at least seven years. When the position of Chief Justice is vacant, or the holder is absent or incapacitated, the senior judge of the High Court serves as Acting Chief Justice. The Chief Justice also acts in place of the King's Representative if that position is vacant or the appointee is absent or unable to perform thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Islands
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Otago Daily Times
The ''Otago Daily Times'' (ODT) is a newspaper published by Allied Press Ltd in Dunedin, New Zealand. The ''ODT'' is one of the country's four main daily newspapers, serving the southern South Island with a circulation of around 26,000 and a combined print and digital annual audience of 304,000. Founded in 1861 it is New Zealand's oldest surviving daily newspaper – Christchurch's ''The Press'', six months older, was a weekly paper until March 1863. Its motto is "Optima Durant" or "Quality Endures". History Founding The ''ODT'' was founded by William H. Cutten and Julius (later Sir Julius) Vogel during the boom following the discovery of gold at the Tuapeka, the first of the Otago goldrushes. Co-founder Vogel had learnt the newspaper trade while working as a goldfields correspondent, journalist and editor in Victoria prior to immigrating to New Zealand. Vogel had arrived in Otago in early October 1861 at the age of 26 and soon took up employment at the ''Otago Colonist'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Of The Cook Islands
Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a Social science#Law, science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a group legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or established by judges through precedent, usually in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals may create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that adopt Alternative dispute resolution, alternative ways of resolving disputes to standard court litigation. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Justices Of The Cook Islands
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Lists Of Judges
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Patrick Keane (New Zealand Judge)
Patrick John Keane is a retired New Zealand judge. In December 2022, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Cook Islands, replacing Hugh Williams. Keane was educated at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a BA in 1968, and an LLB (Hons) in 1969. He then worked for as a lawyer for Izard Weston and later as a Crown Solicitor for Rudd Watts and Stone from 1977 to 1979. He was a legal adviser to the New Zealand government from 1980 to 1985, and a Crown Counsel for the Crown Law Office from 1985 to 1987. In 1987, he was appointed a judge of the District Court of New Zealand and to the Taxation Review Authority. From 2001 to 2003 he was a member of the New Zealand Law Commission. In 2003, he was appointed a judge of the High Court of New Zealand. He retired in 2016, and was then appointed to the High Court of the Cook Islands. In the 2017 New Year Honours he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Williams (judge)
Sir John Hugh Williams (born 23 September 1939), generally known as Hugh Williams, is a former president of the New Zealand Electoral Commission and a retired judge of the High Court of New Zealand. From 2016 to 2022 he was Chief Justice of the Cook Islands. Early life Williams was educated at Wellington College and Gisborne Boys' High School, and graduated with an LLM (Hon) degree from Victoria University of Wellington. Career Williams was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1988 and a High Court Justice in 1997. He was the Senior Puisne Judge and was a Master (Associate Judge) of the High Court for 6 previous years. He was the longest serving Judge based at the High Court of New Zealand at Auckland for many years, until he retired on 22 September 2009. Williams was the Criminal List Judge for Auckland, and presided over many high-profile trials, including the 2007 trials of Darin Gardner and Roger Kahui. Williams was Chancellor of Massey University from 1990 to 1997, and a cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Crowley Weston
Thomas Crowley Weston (born 1958) is a New Zealand lawyer and former Chief Justice of the Cook Islands. He is also known as a poet. Biography Weston was born in 1958 in Christchurch. He attended the University of Canterbury, from where he graduated with LL.B. (Hons). Weston has a long history as a commercial litigator. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1999, and later that year was appointed to the Rules Committee, the body responsible for setting court rules. He was reappointed in 2002 for a further term of three years. From 2006, was a part-time judge of the Cook Islands High Court and Court of Appeal. Between 2010 and 2016, he was Chief Justice of the Cook Islands, replacing his legal partner David Williams. Weston has published several books of poems. ''Small Humours of Daylight'' deals mostly with travel by sea between islands, and was reviewed by Graham Brazier for ''The New Zealand Herald ''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckl ... [...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] |
Laurence Greig
Laurence Murray Greig (born 24 February 1929) is a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as Chief Justice of the Cook Islands, a judge of the High Court of New Zealand, and as Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security. Greig was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was educated at George Watson's College. He moved to Dunedin, New Zealand with his family as a teenager in 1946. He studied law at the University of Otago, then worked for Crown solicitors for five years before joining Bell Gully as a commercial lawyer. He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of New Zealand in 1979. He retired from the bench in May 1996. Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Greig was appointed the inaugural Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security upon retiring from the High Court in 1996. He was appointed for a further three-year term in 1999, and again in 2003. As Inspector-General, Greig investigated the actions of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service in burgling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Quilliam
Sir James Peter Quilliam (23 March 1920 – 17 February 2004) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as Chief Justice of the Cook Islands and a judge of the High Court of New Zealand. Early life and family Born in New Plymouth on 23 March 1920, Quilliam was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School. He went on to study at Canterbury University College from 1938 to 1940, and Victoria University College from 1941 to 1943, graduating from the latter with an LLB degree in 1943. He saw military service as a lieutenant with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Fiji between 1942 and 1943. In 1945, Quilliam married Ellison Jean Gill, and the couple went on to have three children. Legal career Quilliam was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1944, and practised law in New Plymouth. Between 1955 and 1969, he was the New Plymouth Crown solicitor. Between 1969 and 1988, Quilliam served as a judge of the High Court (known as the Supreme Court at the time of his appointm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Speight
Sir Graham Davies Speight (21 July 1921 – 17 July 2008) was a New Zealand High Court judge. He served as the acting Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands in 1984. Speight was born in Auckland on 21 July 1921. He was educated at Newmarket School, Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University College, where he earned his law degree in 1942. After graduating, he served in the New Zealand Army from 1942 until 1946. He married Elizabeth Muriel Booth in 1947, and the couple went on to have two children. Speight served as the Crown solicitor in Auckland from 1959 until 1966, when was appointed a High Court judge. He later served as the Chief Justice of the Cook Islands and the President of the Court of Appeal of Fiji from 1982 until 1988. In 1976 the Auckland Star quoted Justice Graham Speight as saying, in relation to the immigration of Pacific Islanders to New Zealand, ‘one must have the gravest anxiety as to the placement of these unsophisticated people in an environ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
