After the excitement of 10 appointments in , it was two months short of a century before there were more appointees at any one time. Although then Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson and Solicitor-General Michael Heron had been appointed QC on 10 December , it had been five years since an applicant-driven appointment round had occurred.
More QCs have been appointed than the 10 in on just five occasions. It was a further seven years — and 34 men — until another woman attained the rank, with the appointment of Judith Ablett-Kerr on 20 April Overall, Four women were appointed in , and The Crown Law Office has kindly provided details of the gender of applicants since This shows that women have had a higher success rate over the last 13 appointment rounds, with Women have made At the moment, QCs hold practising certificates of whom 28 — With about 0.
Since the round of appointments in , the average time in practice before appointment has been Just of the barristers in practice for more than The mark for the most years in practice before appointment appears to have been set in , with the special appointment of Victoria University law professor Tony Angelo.
Professor Angelo QC was admitted in , 52 years before his appointment. He has been a part-time law lecturer at the University of Canterbury since and from , a visiting law lecturer at the University of South Pacific, Vanuatu.
Anthony James Wilding. He was admitted in and worked for Cameron and Company. He joined the independent bar in , with Riverlands Chambers then Clarendon Chambers, where he is now. His work includes public and constitutional, trust, relationship property and medical issues.
Andru Isac. He was admitted in and began his legal career at Chapman Tripp before working as a Crown prosecutor at Preston Russell in Invercargill. In he returned to New Zealand and lectured at the University of Canterbury. Between and he was a litigation partner at Fitzherbert Rowe and Gibson Sheat. Andru Isac joined the independent bar in and specialises in commercial, public and criminal litigation.
Margaret Anne Stevens. Anne Stevens graduated with an LLB in She was admitted to the Bar in and was an employed barrister for J.
In she returned to the bar as a barrister sole, specialising in criminal law and associated mental health law. She has appeared as lead counsel since in over jury trials, all of which have carried the risk of lengthy terms of imprisonment. From she has been a guest lecture in law and psychiatry at the University of Otago and to mental health staff at the Forensic Mental Health Unit at Wakari Hospital.
In and she was also a guest lecturer on ethics in the role of defence lawyers. Since she has been a faculty member and presenter at the NZLS Litigation Skills programme including Director of the programme in Fiona Guy Kidd. She is currently based at Blackstone Chambers. He joined Bankside Chambers in , and practises in commercial and civil litigation and arbitration, Crown panel work, and regulatory criminal defence matters.
Nicolette Levy: Admitted to the Bar in November Levy was soon employed as a law clerk at Bell Gully Buddle Weir, before becoming a staff solicitor working in litigation. Since , Ms Levy has worked as a barrister sole, specialising in civil litigation and criminal appeals to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Levy has appeared in more than 90 criminal appeals funded by legal aid.
Karen Feint: Having been admitted in , Feint began her legal career as a solicitor at Bell Gully. Since , Mr Andersen has been a barrister, sole practising in Dunedin. His practice is varied, ranging from civil and criminal litigation to Family Court cases, Employment Cases and Resource Management Act proceedings.
He is a part time lecturer at Otago University since , teaching courses in advocacy, criminal procedure, and forensic law. Jonathan Temm: After being admitted to the Bar in June Temm joined Chapman Tripp Sheffield Young as a law clerk and went on to work as a solicitor with a focus on litigation and property law.
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