Council Brief - New Zealand Law Society

COUNCIL BRIEF
The monthly newspaper of the
Wellington Branch NZ Law Society
OCTOBER 2013
ISSUE 429
❑ President’s Column
Convivial occasions and the start of CPD
By Mark Wilton, President, Wellington Branch, NZLS
THIS month saw
the first day of
spring and also
another round of
fresh faces admitted
as Barristers and
Solicitors of the
High Court of New
Zealand here in Wellington. Such
occasion marks both the end of the
journey of study to obtain admission
and the start of a new journey of
professional legal practice.
Welcome to new lawyers
Once again our branch had the
privilege of hosting a lunch
function for the candidates and
their families. I also had the honour
of attending one of the admission
ceremonies. Much of the ceremony
was as I remembered it from my
own admission in the mid-1990s
but there was one significant
difference – the candidates were
invited to address the Court if they
wished. All candidates took that
opportunity to make their first
address and notwithstanding any
nerves spoke very well. The
common thread running though the
addresses was to thank their family
and friends for their support and
encouragement.
Wairarapa Bar Dinner
On a collegial note in late
August it was great to see such a
fantastic turnout of the profession
in the Wairarapa for the annual bar
dinner that was held at Café
Cecille. My thanks to Mark Hinton
and Debbie van Zyl for organising
such a wonderful night. Our thanks
also to Judge Wainwright who was
the guest speaker.
CPD seminar
October marks a significant step
in the implementation of our
Society’s continuing professional
development scheme (CPD). The
scheme is under way now and you
can accrue up to five hours of
eligible activities between 1
October 2013-31 March 2014 and
carry them forward towards the first
CPD year of 1 April 2014-31 March
2015. The Society is running a
series of free seminars around the
country to give practical guidance
on the programme including how to
design your CPD plan and record
your 10 hours per CPD year. I
encourage you all to attend the
seminar at Te Papa on 22 of October
between 3.30pm and 5.00pm.
Branch Manager Catherine
Harris has written more about this
seminar elsewhere on this page.
Near disaster in Porirua office fire
ON the morning of 3 September
Porirua lawyer Christina Leech
was in the Family Court taking
part in a mediation conference.
Her secretary Paula James and
legal executive Lindsey Bryson
were working in Christina’s
second floor offices in the BNZ
Tower in Hartham Place,
Porirua’s tallest building.
Around the middle of the
morning Lindsey and Paula
noticed an unusual burning
smell that seemed to emanate
from Christina’s office. But
strengthening work going on
since the August earthquakes
produced lots of noise and
smells such as from welding and
they thought little of it. Lindsey The boots of a fireman investigating the
cause of the fire, and Christina’s desk.
simply closed the door.
Just a few minutes later she
firemen said that had the call not
went back into the office to further been so prompt, the whole floor
investigate the smell and was could have gone up – Lindsey and
appalled to find the ceiling on fire. Paula, who is the fire warden, did
Acting on instinct she slammed the everything right.”
door shut and rang 111.
Patients in the Porirua
“If Lindsey hadn’t had the Community Dialysis Centre one
foresight to close the door the entire floor up, still hooked up to their
office might have burnt down,” machines, were aware of the smoke
says Christina. “The ceiling fell from the fire and were calmed by
where I would have been sitting. firemen. They were unable to be
Fortunately no files were lost, moved at the time.
though 40 or 50 have gone off-site
Christina pays tribute to the local
for cleaning and drying.”
Bar for rallying round. “Robert
Eleven fire trucks attended the Brace in particular who suffered his
fire which turned out to have been own devastating fire some time ago,
caused by a faulty electrical fitting wrote to me while he was on leave
above Christina’s desk. “The in Australia saying, in part, ‘the sun
will rise tomorrow’, which was a
great comfort to me. The Law
Store upstairs offered practical
and moral support – Mary More
coordinated her staff to assist in
recovering and removing wet and
sooty files. That support
continued for a number of weeks.
Barnados staff who share offices
on the same floor as us, all
arrived the morning following
the fire with buckets, gloves and
cleaning materials. The mess
turned out to be too great and
needed commercial cleaners but
what a gesture! Also thanks to
the Law Society for sending
flowers and for moral support.”
This near disaster is a salutary
lesson for all practitioners. “I
was fully insured and so I am
covered for the refurbishment of
the office, for the loss of assets such
as computer equipment and
furniture, and also for the expensive
process of cleaning and drying the
files. The lesson is, you must be
insured. Other lawyers have told me
that they are upgrading their
insurance after our experience.”
Continuing Professional
Development is here –
Wellington Branch gears up
– Practical guide at October Te Papa workshop
By Catherine Harris
Manager, NZLS Wellington Branch
VOLUNTARY accumulation of Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) hours is here and you can start accumulating
hours to count towards your personal Continuing Professional
Development Plan as from 1 October 2013.
CPD becomes mandatory from 1 April 2014 but the transition
period from 1 October 2013 to 31 March 2014 will allow you to
collect up to five CPD hours provided they are relevant to your
personal plan.
A 90-minute workshop designed to take you through the
guidelines to produce your own continuing professional plan and
records (CPDPR) will be held at Te Papa on Tuesday 22 October
from 3.30pm. This workshop will be presented by Christine Grice,
NZLS Executive Director, and Professor Neil Gould of the
University of Windsor, Ontario, who is a world expert in legal
education and no stranger to New Zealand audiences. We really do
encourage you to attend the workshop as not only will you get
credible information and be able to ask questions that affect you
personally and dispel some of the hearsay, but you will also
accumulate your first CPD hours to go on your Plan and Records!
Those attending will receive a number of useful handouts and,
because this is a workshop, the presenters will show you how to
develop your own CPDPR, walk you through the way to identify
your learning needs, and how to reflect on your CPD activities.
You can register for this free workshop at – http://
www.lawyerseducation.co.nz/shop/Seminars+2013/
The+NZLS+CPD+Rules+-+a+practical+guide.html
Unable to make that time? Don’t worry, there are a number of
workshops planned around the country, or you could attend the
Webinar to be held on Thursday 17 October from 11am-12.30pm.
Bookings for all workshops and the webinar can be made through
the above link plus the timetable for out-of-Wellington workshops.
Rest assured your Branch will support you by providing CPDcompatible events and those appearing in e-brief will note the
number of CPD compatible hours you can claim and have an
attachment that notes:
• the specific objectives of the event
• a plan and structure with a stated purpose and outcomes
• the provision of time for interaction/feedback
• a certificate confirming attendance.
This information should help you gauge before signing up for it
whether the event is suitable for your own learning as noted in your
personal plan.
As CPD becomes more familiar, the Branch will welcome
suggestions from members as to topics for compatible events and for
ways in which we can help you achieve your goals. Do keep in
contact with us and let us have your suggestions. Our contact details
are: [email protected] – 04 472 8978 – or, better still,
pop in and see us.
On other pages in this issue:
• Employment dinner
3
• Wairarapa dinner
5
• Mooting competition 4
• Lost senior women? 6
• Admissions
• Restorative justice
4
❑ Inaugural Wellington Employment Law Bar Dinner – see page 3
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Case summaries based on those written for LINX database. Copies of the
judgments are available from the NZLS High Court Library:
[email protected] 64 4 473-6202 o 0800 FORLAW– 0800 36 75 29
Wellington Branch Diary October
Thursday 10 October
Trusts – implications of the Law Commission’s report.
NZLS CLE webinar. 11am-noon.
Thursday-Friday 10-11 October
Introduction to Family Law Advocacy and Practice,
NZLS CLE Entry Level Programme. Kingsgate Hotel.
Thursday 10 October
Courts and Tribunals Committee
Family Law Committee
Public Law Committee
Tuesday 15 October
Trusts can survive a relationship breakdown – myth or reality?
NZLS CLE webinar. 11am-noon.
Wednesday 16 October
The Difficult Property File, NZLS CLE seminar. Spectrum Theatre, 1-5.00pm.
Wellington Branch Council meeting
Monday 21 October
ITProjects and Disputes, NZLS CLE Webinar. 11am-noon.
Tuesday 22 October
NZLS CPD rules – a practical guide, Te Papa, 3.30-5.00pm (See page 1)
Health Law Committee (* New committee – expressions of interest
to join accepted until 21 October)
Wedneday 23 October
Takeovers, NZLS CLE Inensive, Te Papa, 1.00-5.15pm.
Friday 25 October
Women in Law Committee
Tuesday 29 October
Criminal Appellate Advocacy, NZLS CLE Seminar. NZICA, 1.00-5.00pm.
Tuesday-Wednesday 29-30 October
Introduction to High Court Civil Litigation Skills
NZLS CLE Entry Level Programme. The Terrace Conference Centre.
Wednesday 30 October
Financial Markets Conduct Act Reforms, NZLS CLE Webinar. noon-1.00pm.
Legal Assistance Committee
Thursday 31 October
Employment Law Committee
Immigration Law Committee
Reekie v The Attorney-General (Sued
on Behalf of the Department of
Corrections) – [2013] NZCA 131 – 6
May 2013 – White J
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Unsuccessful application to review
Registrar’s decision refusing to
dispense with security for costs –
applicant had filed application for
extension of time to appeal against
parts of HC decision relating to his
alleged unlawful treatment while in
prison. HC had upheld some aspects of
allegations that treatment and
conditions of imprisonment breached
rights under s23(5) New Zealand Bill
of Rights Act 1990 but declined award
of compensation – only ground for
waiver of security was that previous
fee waiver grants had been made on
basis of financial hardship and
circumstances had not changed.
Waiver declined by Registrar on basis
circumstances were not exceptional
and there was nothing in appeal of
public importance or significance –
HELD: Registrar’s decision upheld –
no evidence of financial hardship and
impecuniosity insufficient without
exceptional circumstances – no issues
of public or legal importance,
significance or interest – appeal
involved matters of historical interest
only and had little chance of success –
application to review Registrar’s
decision dismissed – applicant to pay
sum of $5,880 by way of security for
costs within 20 working days of date of
judgment.
Karaka v R – [2013] NZCA 125 – 29
April 2013 – Harrison, Allan and
Clifford JJ
CRIMINAL LAW
Unsuccessful appeal against conviction –
money laundering – appellant convicted
at trial of deposit of $100,000 in cash into
his personal bank account which was
proceeds of drug dealing of B, prolific
importer and distributer of Class A and B
drugs. Appellant attempted to transfer
the funds to an account at a Liechtenstein
bank controlled by B – owing to errors in
instructions given to bank, transfer did
not occur and appellant withdrew money
in cash from bank account – agreed
statement of facts followed pretrial
ruling as to admissibility – no challenge
to trial counsel actions in agreeing to
admission of statement – grounds of
appeal that Judge erred in admissibility
of agreed statement of facts and in jury
directions on recklessness – no
identifiable ground of appeal in relation
to agreed statement of facts – argument
concerning direction on recklessness
untenable.
HELD: appeal dismissed
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You can use this diagram for either the Quick or Cryptic Clues, but the answers
in each case are different. This month’s solutions are on page 2.
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Cryptic Clues
ACROSS
1. Alec shot it, perhaps. Not a friendly
deed! (7,3)
7. It counts as a hazard for ramblers (5)
8. Wild at having it turned into foreign
currency (7)
10. A count will confirm it (5-3)
11. Long period return to a district (4)
13. Describes a sailor given a mission (6)
15. A practical lesson to be drawn, but not
concerned with ethics (6)
17. Drop and damage (4)
18. Give one time for transgression (8)
21. A target, maybe, for yachtsmen (7)
22. Vassal for example caught in
falsehood (5)
23. A wife is apparently preferable to
nothing at all (6,4)
Brady v R – [2013] NZCA 126 – 1 May
2013 – French J
BAIL
Unsuccessful application for bail
pending determination of appeal
against conviction on charges of sexual
violation by unlawful sexual
connection and sexual violation by
rape – applicant sentenced to 9.5 years
imprisonment – application made on
grounds proposed appeal was so
compelling in interests of justice for
bail to be granted – appeal points
included that fresh evidence existed
which cast doubt on credibility of
complainant, Judge wrongly admitted
propensity evidence and jury verdicts
were inconsistent and were result of
Judge wrongly forcing jury to continue
deliberating against its wishes – test in
s14 Bail Act 2000 –
HELD: not in interests of justice to
grant bail – grounds of appeal not well
defined – complainant’s credibility
central issue at trial and canvassed at
length – extent to which fresh evidence
contradicted complainant’s evidence
debatable – application for bail
dismissed.
DOWN
1. If you have a complaint you may
resort to this (5)
2. Imposing corporal punishment (8)
3. Pouring in, in a state of change (6)
4. Made up cheese (4)
5. He may bring food from the terrace (7)
6. Teacher after a job as a slave – driver
(10)
9. A daring aspirant to sporting fame
(10)
12. It’s always used up when needed (8)
14. It helps an artiste to perform brilliantly
(7)
16. I’m not one to weaken (6)
19. It’s bound to contain stalks (5)
20. It will be in bad taste to let it stand (4)
Quick Clues
ACROSS
1. Likeness (10)
7. Plain (5)
8. Prop (7)
10. Foreman (8)
11. Signify (4)
13. Beverage of the
gods (6)
15. Mourn (6)
17. Dry (4)
18. Sledge (8)
21. Walked warily (7)
22. Wrong (5)
23. Component (10)
DOWN
1. Sift (5)
2. Crack shot (8)
3. Reduce (6)
4. Kind (4)
5. Bishopric (7)
6. Book-keeper (10)
9. Compassion (10)
12. Claim unduly (8)
14. Shoemaker’s saint (7)
16. Squalid (6)
19. Sinfulness (5)
20. Rain heavily (4)
Deadline November Council Brief – Tuesday 29 October
Conferences
October 2-4 2013 – Australia New Zealand
Education Law Association (ANZELA),
Hobart. www.anzela.edu.au
October 6-11 2013 – IBA Annual Conference, Boston, USA.
www.ibanet.org/
Conferences
October 16-18 2013 – Australia and New
Zealand Sports Law Association: 23rd
ANZSLA Annual Conference, Brisbane.
www.anzsla.com.au
October 25-26 2013 – Unintended
Consequences: The Impact of Migration Law
and Policy, Law Council of Australia,
Canberra. http://law.anu.edu.au/conferences/
unintended-consequences
October 27-30 2013 – 26th LAWASIA
Conference, Singapore.
www.lawasia2013.com.sg
November 15 2013 – Mental Health Law
Conference 2013, Claro and ANZ
Association of Psychiatry Psychology and
Law (ANZAPPL), Wellington.
[email protected]
November 21-22 2013 – Family Law Conference,
Auckland. www.lawyerseducation.co.nz
November 22 2013 – 2nd NZ Labour Law
Society Conference, The Employment Forum
of the NZ Work Research Institute, AUT,
Auckland. www.workresearch.aut.ac.nz
November 25-27 2013 – Australia New
Zealand Law and History Conference:
‘People, Power and Place’, University of
Otago, Dunedin. www.otago.ac.nz/law/
conferences
December 5 2013 – Key Issues in
International Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific
region, Sydney. www.ibanet.org
February 19-21 2014 – 5th International
Gambling Conference, AUT City Campus,
Auckland. Problem Gambling Foundation of NZ.
www.internationalgamblingconference.com
March 11-12 2014 – IER Industrial and
Employment Relations Summit, Crowne
Plaza, Auckland. www.conferenz.co.nz
April 21-24 2014 – World Bar Conference
2014, Auckland. www.nzbar.org.nz
May 8-9 2014 – 6th World Women Lawyers’
Conference, Paris. www.iba.org
September 15-17 2014 – International
Conference on Public Law, Faculty
of Law, University of Cambridge.
www.publiclawconference.law.cam.ac.uk
Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) is here –
Will Notices
page 8
in this issue
Practical workshop at Te Papa on Tuesday 22 October
See story page 1
Law graduate
CV scheme
THE scheme to assist law
graduates into work is still being
operated by the Wellington
Branch.
Law graduates seeking work
leave their CVs at the Society.
These are available to potential
employers needing staff who can
refer to the CVs and choose appropriate graduates.
The work offered need not be
permanent. Any work in a law
office will give graduates valuable experience that may be
helpful to them next time they
make job applications.
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OBITUARY
Vernon Henry Peters – 10 November 1928-9 August 2013
VERNON PETERS, who practised
law for over 50 years, has been
described as a consummate lawyer,
a man of absolute probity who
served his clients faithfully and
well for his entire career.
Vernon Peters was a partner in
Wellington firm O’Regan Arndt
Peters and Evans for more than 50
years. In 1998 he and his wife
Margaret moved to Waiheke Island
where he continued to practise law
in a more relaxed way until a few
months before his death.
Vernon Peters was born in
Ohura in the King Country in 1928,
the youngest of three children. He
and his family lived in relatively
straitened circumstances on a farm
in Ohura until about 1940.
Vernon’s story from this time was
that he was up at 5am every
morning for milking before walking
five miles to school. Whether
apocryphal or not, this set the tone
of hard work which characterized
Vernon’s life.
He attended Ohura District High
School before moving to St
Patrick’s College Wellington to
study for university entrance. He
studied law at Victoria University
and enjoyed playing rugby and
boxing.
He worked as a law clerk with
Hogg Gillespie Carter & Oakley
while helping out in the family
business. He was called to the bar in
February 1956.
In that year he joined the firm C J
O’Regan & Arndt, subsequently
O’Regan Arndt Peters and Evans,
to handle much of the firm’s
property law, conveyancing, wills
and trusts work. He became a
partner in 1962. The prominent
lawyers in the firm, Con O’Regan
and Harry Arndt, were mentors to
Inaugural Employment Law
Bar Dinner for Wellington
THERE is a good-natured group of
employment lawyers in the
Wellington region who enjoy
socialising. Some after work
drinks and lunch functions have
been held over the years, but this
will be the first ever discrete
Employment Law Bar Dinner.
Greg Cain, convenor of the
Employment
Law Bar
Wellington Branch
Employment Law
Committee and managing partner at
Kensington Swan,
Greg Cain says the Committee is
delighted to welcome
the Minister of Labour the Hon
Simon Bridges, as guest speaker at
Wednesday 13 November 2013
6pm for dinner at 6.30pm
with The Hon Simon Bridges
Minister of Labour
Dinner
Fratelli Restaurant, 15 Blair Street, Wellington
Dress: cocktail / business after 5
Cost of $90 includes pre-dinner bubbles, and
wine with dinner (then cash bar)
Numbers limited/bookings essential. Book online
at: https://bookwhen.com/wellington-branch
the dinner. “As a former lawyer and
now the Minister leading some
comprehensive
changes
in
employment law and health and
safety, we are keen to hear from
him,” says Greg.
The dinner is the brainchild of
Committee member (and former
convenor)
Karen
Radich. A specialist
barrister, Karen says
that many of the
employment lawyers
in Wellington have
known each other for Karen Radich
decades. There is also a strong
showing of younger practitioners
who are making a name for
themselves.
According to Karen: “Our more
regular contact with other
practitioners is in mediation or
litigation processes or in discussing
disputes, so it is great to have an
opportunity to socialise outside of
those adversarial contexts.”
To keep things relatively relaxed,
the dinner is being held at Fratelli
Italian restaurant in Blair Street, with
‘cocktail / business after 5’ dress
rather than black tie. The restaurant
venue does limit numbers to 60
people – so employment lawyers
please book your place quickly.
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Vernon and for whom he had the
greatest respect and affection.
The firm had a substantial union
practice, looking after all legal
affairs, personal injury and
employment matters, and Vernon
became a vital part of this work. He
took over the firm’s work for the
New Zealand Coal Miners’ Union
and the New Zealand Seafarers’
Union and was solicitor for the
Federation of Labour and the
Council of Trade Unions. The
beautiful flowers that adorned
Vernon’s coffin came from the
Maritime Union and attested to the
respect in which he was held.
He was a faithful member of the
Catholic Church and worked hard
to assist in church affairs and in the
service of Catholic charities.
When his brother Ned, who
owned a large Wellington bakery,
died suddenly in 1976, Vernon ran
the bakery until the mid-1980s
while continuing his legal practice.
He also turned his hand to horse
breeding at this time, maintaining
another of Ned’s ventures.
In a eulogy presented at the
funeral on behalf of the whole
family, his daughter Julia said:
“Dad devoted his life to Mum, his
family and the practice of law, all
underpinned by his strong faith.
Instinctively his sympathies lay
with those less fortunate. Dad was
astute, a person of great integrity
and never lost the ‘common
touch’.”
Partner of many years and
friend, regional coroner Garry
Evans, said Vernon Peters was a
very fine lawyer who served his
clients in the “ethos of those days”,
looking after their interests in all
ways, “applying all the attributes
one would expect of such a
conscientious and industrious
lawyer.
“He was man of absolute
probity – if you left a ten shilling
note with him it would still be there
forty years later with interest.”
Vernon Peters is survived by his
wife Margaret and their seven
children, four of whom are
members of the legal profession.
❑ Library News
Westlaw and Brookers Online
By Robin Anderson Wellington Branch Librarian
USERS of the Main Library and branch kiosk computers will notice that
the “Brookers” (Thomson Reuters) databases are now getting a Westlaw
link next to their names as well. We are looking to move completely to the
new Westlaw New Zealand platform in the next few months, but we are
running the two platforms together for a while to enable you to experience
the changes without too many surprises. Please do take a look at the new
platform. We will be offering training on the platform later in the year.
E-books
The NZLS Library is now able to offer a number of electronic books in
its collections. For the moment these are not able to be borrowed but can
be used in the libraries either on the library computers or Wifi network.
These include a number of very relevant texts such as Taylor’s Judicial
Review book, Burrow’s Statute Law in New Zealand and the Public Law
Toolbox. You can see what books are available from the following link –
http://www.lawsociety.org.nz/law-library/library-databases/eBooks
English official law reports
The Library now offers access to the official law reports for England &
Wales online all the way back to their first volumes in 1865. You can find
the links under Jurisdiction – United Kingdom and Case law in the United
Kingdom. There are pdfs of each report available to print too.
In addition to the official reports the links above will also offer you the
Estates Gazette Law Reports back to 1975, another useful set of law
reports we could only previously offer to you in paper.
Internet resources
For those of you interested in following the writings of some of our
distinguished judges, Victoria University of Wellington has created a site
for Sir Ivor Richardson’s papers on the SSRN website. The link I have is
not very obvious, but it is worthwhile as it goes to 96 papers gathered
together so far. Go to http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/
AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1847178
❑ New books list – see page 7
Transcribing hearings, arbitrations, interviews
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ADMISSION CEREMONY
Candidate Natalie Manuel with daughter Koha on her knee, with
husband Lexian holding baby Riria, sister Nicola Johnson (left), dad
Keith Johnson and moving counsel Elizabeth Chan.
Candidate Oscar Ward with Jeremy,
Barnaby and Annie Ward.
These pictures were
taken at the
Wellington Branch
social function held to
welcome newly
admitted members
and their families on
Friday 20 September.
Chanel Christie and her moving
counsel Mark Wilton.
Candidate Nigel Salmons with Eileen McDonald, Hayley
Tanga and Laurence Tanga.
Candidate Frances Everitt with Elspeth, Alex
and Don Everitt.
Candidate Andrew Luck with Carolyn and Jim Luck.
Candidate Britanny Peck with June, Sue and David Peck.
Candidate Katharine Pfeffer
and David Hockly.
Candidate Andrew Luck
and Hemma Vara.
Candidate Annika Tombleson with Carol Tombleson,
Shaun Hamilton and Michael Tombleson.
Young Lawyers mooting
competition in October
THIS month the Young Lawyers
Committee (YLC) is kicking off
its inaugural appellate mooting
competition, with the support of
the
New
Zealand
Bar
Association. The competition
aims to provide a challenging and
rewarding opportunity for young
lawyers to practise the craft of
advocacy.
Twelve teams of two counsel
will participate in the
competition, divided into six
appellant and six respondent
teams. The teams will compete at
the Wellington High Court
during the week of 7 October.
The top appellant and respondent
teams will progress to the semifinal stage based on the points
earned in their preliminary moot.
The top teams from the semi-
finals will have the privilege of
competing in the final moot
before three Supreme Court
Judges in the Old High Court:
William Young, Glazebrook
and Arnold JJ.
The YLC invites members of
the profession to support the
participants in the competition.
The moots will be a great
opportunity to observe advocacy
on a complex and developing
area of law. The details of the
competition are as follows:
• Preliminary moots: 7–9
October,
5.30–7pm,
Wellington High Court
• Semi-final moots: 16–17
October,
5.30–7pm,
Wellington High Court
• Final moot: 24 October,
5.30–7pm, Old High Court.
The Young Lawyers’ Committee and New Zealand Bar Association present:
Candidate Paul Vinnell, second from right, with Gail,
Shane and Lauren Vinnell.
New Zealand Bar Association/YLC
Mooting
Competition
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Paul Vinnell with his moving counsel David Bullock.
Candidate Zachary Kedgley-Foot with Sue Kedgley
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VUW LAW FACULTY
Some reflections on the education of lawyers
By Professor Tony Smith,
Dean of Victoria University’s Law School
A challenge to
those providing
legal education is
the need to ensure
that the methods
and principles
taught will equip
students with a
Professor Tony Smith framework that
will enable them
to adapt (with further guidance, if
necessary) to the world of
employment. A certain amount of
crystal ball-gazing is called for – we are
all aware that legal practice has
changed significantly in recent years,
and is likely to continue to do so.
Looking over the ditch for inspiration, I
see that Australian law firms in
increasingly significant numbers are
amalgamating and forming other
associations with European and
American ones.
A recent Australian Report,
prepared by a Committee of
Australian Law Deans, “Internationalising the Australian law
curriculum for enhanced global
practice” (not my title, you
understand, but included just in
case anybody might want to Google
it) concludes that there is a need “to
develop a framework for an
internationalised law curriculum to
prepare law graduates for practice
in a global context and to enhance
the wider recognition of Australian
degrees”. Specific recommendations are made as to how this
might be achieved.
I am not aware of any
developments in New Zealand law
practices that mirror what is
happening across the Tasman
(although I know that some New
Zealand firms have branches in
Australia itself), and I am in any
event slightly wary of the suggestion
that it is the task of the universities to
prepare their charges for practice
needs to quite this extent. If students
leave our care with the knowledge
that their learning has really only just
begun, and that a combination of onthe-job learning and further selfdirected development will be called
for throughout their careers whether
inside the practice of law or without,
that is probably enough with which
to be going on. If an element of
global savvy could be injected into
the young by much greater take-up,
at the undergraduate level, of student
exchange arrangements (here at Vic
we have such arrangements with
some 50 overseas universities) that
would be no bad thing.
Pitfalls of CPD
On 1 October 2013, the Continuing
Professional Development Points
system that has been developed by the
New Zealand Law Society comes
provisionally in to force (1 April,
incidentally, is the formal start date – I
know, I know). Having had first-hand
experience of the English system, I
can but express the hope that it will
achieve its objectives, but my good
wishes are tinged with a certain
scepticism that the scheme will be
universally embraced here with the
enthusiasm that its devisers invite.
Even those who begin such
programmes with the best of
intentions tend to allow the need to
educate oneself to slip gradually down
the “to-do” pile, ending with a frantic
rush towards the end of the year to find
a course or activity that is remotely
connected with the demands of their
practice selves.
New LL M programme
I do believe, however, that post
LL B education has benefits and
rewards for those who undertake it.
A mention has been made in a
previous column that we have been
undertaking a revamping of the the
LL M programme here at Vic, in the
hope of making it more accessible by
people who are in work and would
like to fit in more formal study
around that. As of next year, we are
trialling a version that has at least
some of the courses delivered in
relatively short bursts, with three
courses that are to be taught in
blocks, and one which is to be taught
as an intensive. If these modes of
delivery are warmly received, it is
likely that we will include greater
numbers of courses in subsequent
years.
If I may inject a personal note. My
own resolve to become an academic
rather than a practising lawyer was
fortified by my experience of the
LL M, which I completed at
Canterbury in the early 1970s. It was
only at that level that I first became
fully engaged with the law and the
intellectual excitement that it can
provide, particularly when I was
writing a thesis in part fulfilment of
the requirements of the degree. My
topic was the law of provocation,
which had been substantially
reformed in New Zealand in the
Crimes Act 1961, to remove some of
the horrors of the common law, postwar developments. For some years
after the degree was conferred, I
harboured the belief that I knew as
much about the subject of
provocation as any scholar alive.
That conceit was well and truly
punctured by an article published by
Andrew Ashworth in the 1976
Cambridge Law Journal – it was a
most astonishing feat of scholarship.
When I met Andrew for the first time
at a conference the following year,
one of my early questions to him
was: “Did you by any chance do
your Ph D on the subject of
provocation”. The fact that his
answer was in the positive came as
some consolation to my injured
armour propre. He and I became
good friends; we correspond
regularly and even since my return to
New Zealand have seen one another
most years. This year, he retires from
the Vinerian Professorship at
Oxford, the oldest Common Law
Chair in the world. His remarkable
contribution to criminal justice
scholarship (substantive criminal
law, criminology, evidence,
sentencing and procedure and
latterly the impact of the Human
Rights Act and the European
Convention on Human Rights) was
marked by a gathering at King’s
College London attended by his
academic colleagues, members of
the judiciary and legal professions
and his former students. It was a
memorable occasion, and a good one
at which to reflect that the academy
can be such an attractive part of the
legal profession in which to work.
Robin Cooke Lecture 5 December
I shall be giving the Robin Cooke
Lecture this year, on Thursday 5
December, at 5.30pm. It is entitled
“New Zealand Law Now” – a title of
sufficient breadth to enable me to
roam over the development of our
legal system in the last 40 years.
Where are the senior women in the profession?
– some myth busting
By Karen Feint, Women-in-Law Committee, NZLS Wellington Branch
THE recent ‘Get Up and Speak’
seminar organised by New Zealand
Bar Association and the Wellington
Branch Women-in-Law Committee
encouraged women litigators to
shine as advocates. An article in
the last edition of Council Brief
gave a rundown of the advocacy
advice that the panel of speakers
provided to the audience of 100
plus women lawyers.
However, one of the speakers,
Justice Susan Glazebrook of the
Supreme Court, took a different
tack and indulged in some ‘myth
busting’, in a thought provoking
and well researched address.
Justice Glazebrook identified the
myths that purport to explain the
gender imbalance in senior levels
of the legal profession and then
proceeded to debunk those myths.
The feedback we received from
those who attended the seminar
suggested that there would be
widespread interest in publishing a
summary of Justice Glazebrook’s
address. A fully referenced paper is
going to be placed on the Courts of
New Zealand website.
Myth number one – the “trickle
up” effect: if we just wait, the
weight of numbers will eventually
cause a “trickle up” effect
Justice Glazebrook pointed out
that for almost 20 years, the
numbers of men and women
entering the legal profession have
been almost the same, but that
balance is not being reflected in the
senior echelons of the profession.
The proportions of women at senior
levels remain stubbornly low:
• Less than one-fifth of partners in
large law firms are women;
• In the latest round of QC
appointments, only 15 percent
were women, which is much the
same as the overall proportion of
women QCs;
• Only 28.4 percent of judges
appointed over the five years up
to September 2009 were women.
The recent appointment
percentages mirror the current
overall proportion of women
judges and QCs, meaning that the
numbers are not backsliding, but
nor are they significantly
improving.
Myth number two – the glass
ceiling: everything goes
swimmingly for women until they
hit the glass ceiling
The proposition that the gender
gap does not widen until senior
levels does not stack up either. A
study in 2005 by Statistics New
Zealand found that five years after
completing their studies, male
incomes were consistently higher
than those of females across every
field of study, including law.
Justice Glazebrook also cited an
American study of MBA students
to illustrate that the gender gap in
level and pay is present from
graduation onwards, and widens as
careers progress.
Myth number three – women
choose different paths
It is true that some women go
straight from law school to careers
other than law, but so do some men.
There is not necessarily a gender
differential in this regard.
However, there does appear to
be a phenomenon whereby women
lawyers in New Zealand leave
private firms to move to a corporate
or public-sector law jobs after three
to five years in private practice.
The 2012 Human Rights
Commission survey states that
women comprise almost 60 percent
of in-house lawyers.
Myth number four –
motherhood is the reason women
lag behind: women do not wish to
advance because of child rearing
responsibilities
Justice Glazebrook cited a US
study tracking the career path of
MBA women graduates who did
not have children. It found that
they lagged behind men from the
start of their careers and that the
gender gap increased further as
careers progressed.
Myth number five – the “good
girl” syndrome: women employ
the wrong strategies to succeed,
failing to promote themselves
because they think that doing a
good job is enough to be noticed
It seems this myth is an over
generalisation. The American
MBA study in fact found that
women and men employed very
similar tactics to get ahead.
However, for whatever reason,
those strategies were just more
successful for men than for women
in terms of pay and advancement.
Myth number six – it’s all about
merit: recognition of seniority
should be based on merit – gender
simply does not come into it
To debunk the myth that merit
will win through irrespective of
gender, Justice Glazebrook referred
to an American study about
orchestras. Orchestras have
traditionally been predominantly
male; it was thought that this
was due to male musicians having
better technique. However, the
introduction of screens for
auditions produced a startling
result – when the gender of the
musician
auditioning
was
unknown, the proportion of women
rose from 10 percent to 35 percent.
In other words, our perceptions of
merit can be influenced by our
subconscious biases.
Justice Glazebrook argued that
our views of ‘merit’ can also be
influenced by our stereotypes of
male and female characteristics.
Research demonstrates that people
associate men and women with
different traits, linking men with
more of the traits that connote
leadership, whereas women tend to
be associated with communal
qualities.
Women can’t win – they can
also be disadvantaged if they
display what are deemed to be nonfeminine traits. A Colombia
Business School study asked
students to study two CVs which
were identical, except that one was
in the name of ‘Howard’ and the
other ‘Heidi’. The study found that
the students liked Howard and
❑ Continued page 7
COUNCIL BRIEF, OCTOBER 2013 – Page 7
COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE
The future of restorative justice services in the Wellington region
Geoffrey Roberts, General Manager
Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley
THE local Restorative Justice Trust
for Wellington has a proud history
of providing restorative justice (RJ)
conferences for the Courts in
the Wellington region. We at
Community Law have an equally
proud history of working closely
with the RJ Trust for a while now,
including sharing offices for the
last two years. With the Ministry of
Justice deciding to tender out
a significantly expanded RJ
programme, the time is ripe for the
two organisations to cement their
relationship and common intention
in regards to RJ in Wellington. The
happy result is that from 1 October
we have combined forces and
Community Law is now leading the
charge for RJ in Wellington,
Porirua and the Hutt Valley.
The increase in Ministry of
Justice funding for RJ is a great
opportunity to see the reach of this
valuable service expanded. RJ
conferencing can have lifechanging effects for both victims of
crime and offenders. It can
transform offenders’ outlooks and
dramatically reduce their chance of
reoffending.
Likewise with
victims, it is an opportunity to
confront the offender face to face in
a safe and professionally facilitated
environment. That opportunity to
deal with the issue directly, or even
by a written statement to the
offender if that is what the victim
chooses, can help victims feel more
a part of the justice process and
enable their perspective to be
heard. It is ultimately a very
humanising process for both
parties, and a successful conference
can have wide-ranging effects
throughout a community.
Although we would like
more people to experience the
benefits of RJ conferencing, its
“voluntariness” remains an
essential part of the process. RJ
always requires the consent of all
parties.
The take-up of restorative
justice services in the greater
Wellington region has historically
been very low. The rates of
referrals for RJ conferencing from
the Hutt Valley, Porirua and
Wellington District Courts are
significantly lower than those of
other court districts around the
country. We need to improve this,
and a key way of doing so is to
ensure that everyone involved in
the justice system is adequately
aware of the availability and
benefits of RJ conferences. If you
are involved in any capacity in our
local courts, you will most likely
see us promoting our RJ services in
the near future. We really need
your help to make the most of the
opportunity to provide more RJ
services to our communities. This
means if you have the opportunity
to refer a case, client or colleague
to us for an RJ conference, or for
more information about RJ – then
please do! We are going to need all
the help we can get both inside the
courts and out.
Not only will RJ services be
significantly increased for adult
pre-sentence referrals through the
criminal Courts, but we are also
moving into the world of family
violence and Police diversion
conferencing. Both of these areas,
although especially family
violence, have unique aspects. We
will be partnering with experienced
family violence practitioners to
make sure our practice is safe and
effective. We will also be
developing and strengthening our
relationships with local Police and
building our presence in the Family
Violence Courts in Lower Hutt and
Porirua.
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❑ From page 6
New books at NZLS Library, Wellington
… where are the senior women?
thought him effective, but judged move to redress the gender
Heidi as too aggressive and not imbalance.
someone they would want to work
Myth number eight – mentoring
with.
is the key
While mentoring is laudable, it
Myth number seven – ‘we’re
is not mentors that women need,
doing you a favour’: the
assumption that gender balance is but sponsors at an influential level
who advocate for the candidate
not a right but a compromise
To the contrary, achieving when advancement decisions are
gender balance is common sense, being made.
and studies confirm that companies
What can we do?
with a gender balance perform
One answer is to keep going.
better. Justice Glazebrook suggestWomen need to keep doing all
ed that the legal profession risks
the things recommended for
being outstripped by its clients and
advancement (love what you do /
appearing out of touch if it does not
Call for expressions of interest
Contributions to a Special Issue of the Victoria
University of Wellington Law Review (VUWLR)
Early in 2014 the VUWLR will dedicate a Special Issue in commemoration of
Harriette Vine, the first women to graduate with a law degree from Victoria
University (then Victoria College) in 1913. To mark this occasion, the Wellington
Women Lawyers Association (WWLA), in conjunction with the Law Faculty, awarded
two essay prizes for contributions which addressed the challenges for current women
law graduates. The award ceremony was combined with a panel discussion featuring
a number of prominent women graduates from Victoria on 19 September 2013 marking 120 years since women's suffrage in New Zealand.
In on-going recognition of the first women to graduate, the Editorial Board of the
VUWLR, along with guest editor, Associate Professor Elisabeth McDonald, welcome
expressions of interest from law graduates of Victoria, past or present members of
the Law Faculty or current students who would like to contribute to a Special Issue to
be published in early 2014.
As the reason for the Issue is to acknowledge Harriette's achievement, contributions
should preferably address one or more of the following topic areas:
x
x
x
x
Current or historical challenges for women lawyers, judges, politicians or
policy makers;
Commentary on the jurisprudence of New Zealand women judges;
Analysis of New Zealand laws or practices which impact adversely on
women's lives;
Feminist theory or critique of laws, practices, policy decisions and legislative
processes.
Expressions of interest should ideally be sent to [email protected] by
midday Friday 1 November 2013.
Contributions may be in any form, (including poetry or short reflective pieces) but no
longer than 10,000 words (including substantive footnotes). Final versions (NZ Style
Guide compliant if appropriate) must be received by 5pm Monday 3 February
2014. Contributions will be peer reviewed in accordance with VUWLR
requirements.
WWLA will support an event to acknowledge the publication of this Special Issue.
Can you help with RJ?
As you can see from the above,
we really have our work cut out for
us, especially as we need to
maintain our commitment to
meeting unmet legal needs whilst
bedding in this new service. We
really appreciate the support we
enjoy from local lawyers and many
of our services would not be
possible without the incredible
dedication of so many volunteers
for our free legal advice services –
over 150 lawyers volunteer
regularly for Community Law in
either Wellington or the Hutt
Valley. Now we need a different
kind of support, but one which I am
confident many will step up to
provide. So please spread the word
about RJ, and if you are working in
criminal law – look out for us in
court and remember to ask for
restorative justice by name.
A new Act for incorporated societies ,
Wellington : Law Commission 2013
KN169.4.L1 NEW
Account of profits, Wellington : Brookers
2013 KN395.1 DEV
Consumer law and policy in Australia and
New Zealand, Australia : Federation Press
2013 KN284 CON
Garrow and Kelly law of trusts and trustees,
Wellington : LexisNexis
7th ed 2013 KN210.L1 GAR
Guide to competition law, Wellington :
LexisNexis, 2013 KN266.4 HAM
He papakupu reo ture = A dictionary of Maori
legal terms, Wellington : LexisNexis, 2013
K122.M3 PAP
Intellectual property law : principles in
practice, Auckland : CCH New Zealand
2nd ed 2013 KN111.L1 SUM
put yourself forward / be prepared /
take opportunities etc etc).
Justice Glazebrook’s primary
thesis, however, was that gender
imbalance is a problem that men
need to own as well. The legal
profession as a whole needs to tackle
the gritty issues – to recognise and
deal with unconscious biases; to try
and change the long hours norm; to
seek talent; and embrace differences.
Unless we are content with what
fellow speaker Karen Clark QC
referred to as the current rate of
“glacial” progress, we need to
debate and demand change.
CVs available
at Wellington
Branch
THE Wellington Branch
NZLS holds the CVs of
lawyers and people
preparing for admission
who are looking for
employment. Contact the
Branch to see whether
we can match up a
candidate with the skills
you are looking for.
Law of family protection and testamentary
promises, Wellington : LexisNexis, 4th ed
2013 KN125.6.L1 PAT
Modern legal drafting : a guide to using
clearer language, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 3rd ed 2013 KL34.A1 BUT
Nevill’s trusts drafting handbook, Wellington
: LexisNexis, 2013 KN213.L1 DOU
Protection of personal and property rights:
act and analysis, Wellington : Thomson
Reuters, 2012 KN165.2.L1 BEL
Subordinate legislation in New Zealand
Wellington : LexisNexis, 2013 KM302.L1
CAR
The attorney’s handbook: information,
checklists, precedents and examples for
attorneys, Auckland : CCH, 2013 KL85.L1
DRE
Crossword Solutions
From page 2
Cryptic Solutions
Across: 1 Hostile act; 7 Adder; 8 Frantic; 10 Knock-out; 11
Area; 13 Absent; 15 Amoral; 17 Tear; 18 Imprison; 21 Regatta;
22 Liege; 23 Better half.
Down: 1 Hydro; 2 Striking; 3 Influx; 4 Edam; 5 Caterer; 6
Taskmaster; 9 Challenger; 12 Umbrella; 14 Spangle; 16 Impair;
19 Sheaf; 20 Stet.
Quick Solutions
Across: 1 Similitude; 7 Clear; 8 Support; 10 Overseer; 11
Mean; 13 Nectar; 15 Grieve; 17 Arid; 18 Toboggan; 21
Tiptoed; 22 Amiss; 23 Ingredient.
Down: 1 Sieve; 2 Marksman; 3 Lessen; 4 Type; 5 Diocese; 6
Accountant; 9 Tenderness; 12 Arrogate; 14 Crispin; 16 Sordid;
19 Guilt; 20 Pour.
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79th Devil’s Own golf tournament
THE 2014 Devil’s Own at the Manawatu Golf Club, Hokowhitu, provided yet another
outstanding Law Society golf tournament, despite early inclement weather. Nearly
100 golfers (including 11 first-timers) faced the foulest of qualifying rounds ever, with
rain, sleet, and wind making conditions arduous. In consequence, scores for qualifying
rounds were the highest they have been for ages.
The top qualifier, Michael Fisher, was the only one who seemed to be able to cope
with the conditions, shooting a net score of 69. This was an omen of things to come as
he was to take out the top prize.
Lexis Nexis deserve great credit not only for their sponsorship and for hanging in
with the barbecue and their tent all day in the rain where they were lucky to not have
been blown away.
The Working Style best-dressed prize went to David McCarthy, who stood out in a
sea of grey and black as one of the few golfers not to don wet weather gear.
The appearance of Hamilton lawyer Victoria Whitfield was a triumph. She was the
sole female participant! (We want more women to come along, so it has to start
somewhere).
Some notable events:
• Steven Ma Ching – highest ever qualifying round score in the history of the
tournament; all credit to him for counting his shots, gross 211 shots (divide that by 18
for a per hole average of 11.7, highest score on any hole 18)
• Owen Culliney (Hamilton) for smashing a neighbour’s window on the 9th hole tee
shot, something that no-one can recall happening ever before – that slice must have
been huge!
Craig Stevens
Craig Stevens has commenced practice as a Barrister from 1 October
2013 at Capital Chambers, Level 14, 89 The Terrace, Wellington.
PO Box 10-048, Wellington, Phone (04) 499 9320,
Mobile 0274832848 Email [email protected]
http://www.capitalchambers.co.nz
Michael Fisher, Devil’s Own winner,
and runner-up Jeremy Valentine.
Bel Baker LLB
All locations and areas of practice will be considered but preference
given to Wellington City Commercial/ Conveyancing/Trust/Civil
Litigation/Relationship Property/Estate Administration based revenues.
Paul Fisher – so excited about his
brother’s impending victory that
he took over from Michael’s
young caddy, including his bib!
WILL
ENQUIRIES
FOR URGENT ACTION
Please contact the solicitors
concerned if you are holding a will
for any of the following:
HARRISON, Iliganoa
Died on 2 July 2013.
Collins & May Law
(Elly-Marie Connolly)
PO Box 30614, Lower Hutt 5040
Tel 04 576 1411 Fax 04 566 5776
[email protected]
HILLIARD, Hinemoa May
Lecturer. Born 23 August 1960.
Died on 15 September 2013.
Please contact Chris Ellis at the
Whitireia Community Law Centre.
Tel 04 237 6811 ext 713
[email protected]
ZYSKOWSKI, Zygmunt
Died on 23 June 2013.
Collins & May Law (Lloyd Collins)
PO Box 30614, Lower Hutt 5040
Tel 04 576 1403 Fax 04 566 5776
[email protected]
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Simon Foote (Auckland) and Steve Winter (Manawatu).
Geoff Baxter, last year’s Devil’s Own winner, Fred Thorpe (Auckland),
Pat Kenelly (Auckland) and David Jones (Auckland).
Monday’s competition
Distress Foursomes third place
Distress Foursomes runners up
Distress Foursomes winners
Sean Kelly Michael Cochrane
Geoff Baxter Nigel Stirling
Mike Dixon Richard Howie
Juvenile Delinquency third place
Juvenile Delinquency runners up
Juvenile Delinquency winners
Ron Backhouse Tony Nolan
Brett Abraham Mike Gould
Tim Rainey Tom Broadmore
Qualifying round competitions
Longest Drive – 17th hole
Closest to Pin – 4th hole
Matt Booth
Mike Dixon
What every well-dressed
golfer is wearing – James
Blackie of Auckland.
Tally Ho Flight winner
Tally Ho winner
Steven Ma Cheng
John Saunders
Legal Aid Flight Winner
Legal Aid Winner
Jim Kilpatrick
Hadleigh Brown
Fidelity Flight Winner
Fidelity Winner
Don Breaden
David Smith
They Also Serve Flight Winner
They Also Serve Winner
Julian Long
Stephen Brent
Careless Drivers Flight Winner
Careless Drivers Winner
Alasdair McBeth
David Neutze
District Teams Match Runners up – Wellington 310
Jeremy Valentine, Dan Parker, John McLean, Graham Mowbray
District Teams Match Winners – Auckland 307
Dean Larsen, Michael Fisher, Geoff Baxter, Fred Thorp
Dorrington Handicap Flight Winner
Dorrington Handicap Winner
Michael Sweeney
John McCarthy
Pauper’s Appeal Flight winner
Pauper’s Appeal winner
James Blackie
Simon Foote
Ancient Lights Flight winner
Ancient Lights winner
Brian Blackwood Trophy
Dan Parker
Sinclair Prize
Ross Morpeth Trophy
Steven Ma Cheng
Michael Fisher
Highest Stableford Points Runner up
Highest Stableford Points winner LexisNexis Shield
Mike Lucas
Richard Howie
Gatley third place
Gatley second place
Gatley winner
Gatley Tankard
Ross Crotty
Wah McLean
Mike Thomson
Oliver Maxwell (Manawatu Golf Club), Steve
Winter (Palmerston North), Dean Larsen
(Auckland), Peter Jenkin (Wellington).
They Have No Time to Stand Flight Winner Nigel Stirling
They Have No Time to Stand Winner
Sean Kelly
Open Teams Match Runners up – Rosie Glow 322
Peter Quinn, David Duggan, John McCardle, Don Breaden
Open Teams Match Winners – Brett’s Boys 320
Brett Abraham, Sean Kelly, David Neutze, Greg Keene
Highest Net Score – 175
Lowest Net Score – 69
Matt Booth (Wellington), Richard Howie
(Feilding), Nigel Moody (Wellington), Ben
Frampton (Christchurch), B Caddy.
The cost of a will notices is $57.50 (GST
inclusive). Please send payment with your
notice.
Will notices should be sent to the Branch
Manager, NZ Law Society Wellington
Branch, PO Box 494, Wellington.
Devil’s Own Flight winner
Dick Kearney Cup
Devil’s Own fourth
Devil’s Own third place
Devil’s Own runner up McBride Cup
Devil’s Own winner Devil’s Own Trophy
Stephen Chubb
Ben Frampton
Richard Howie
Geoff Baxter
Jeremy Valentine
Michael Fisher
A Caddy, Tim Cleary (Wellington), David
McCarthy (Auckland), James Ryan (Auckland).
Michael Fisher (Auckland), David Duggan (Nelson),
Mike Lucas (Manukau), Tom Broadmore (Wellington).