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New Otago branch President Associate Professor Donna Buckingham is the new President of the New Zealand Law Society’s Otago branch. With her election, she became the first academic in almost 50 years to Donna Buckingham lead Law Society affairs in Otago. Frank Guest was elected the Otago District Law Society President in 1964, five years after he became Otago University’s first fulltime academic in July 1956 as Professor of Law. Associate Professor Buckingham teaches at Otago University and writes in statutory interpretation and evidence law.
to the professional conduct of lawyers; search and seizure of electronic evidence and its use in litigation; child witnesses and the giving of their evidence; free access to law and nonpublication orders; and privilege and the Evidence Act 2006
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David Simcock inspires young lawyers Bell Gully partner David Simcock encouraged and motivated around 60 Auckland young lawyers to continue and develop outside interests and to set “Everest goals” during practising life. Mr Simcock spoke and presented on his successful career and interests.
David Simcock speaks to around 60 Auckland Young Lawyers.
He showed his photos from remote places around the world including the Mt Everest base camp, Nepal, Cuba, Africa and Antarctica. Mr Simcock spoke of his wide range of interests including kayaking, cycling, photography and Thai Chi, some of which he had only taken up later in life.
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Also a barrister, she is the former chair of the Law Society’s Women’s Consultative Group. During her time in that role, she helped establish the NZLS Practising Well initiative. She is the founder and current Director of the New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII), the largest New Zealand publisher of free online legislation, court and tribunal decisions, reports and articles. Associate Professor Buckingham recently completed her term as President of the Ako Aotearoa Academy of Tertiary Teaching Excellence, the body of national tertiary teaching award winners, providing advice on tertiary education policy and practice across all sectors. Her current research/writing interests include: regulatory regimes in relation
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LAWTALK 796 / 25 MAY 2012
Heléna Cook (YLC Committee).
YLC Quiz Night 2012 The wildly popular annual Young Lawyers Committee Quiz Night took place on the evening of 24 April at Dockside in Wellington.
The competition was fierce as 130 young lawyers, along with invited guests from the Wellington branch, competed for the coveted Quiz Night trophy.