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Auckland Law School Annual 2018 Te Kerehiniti o Itena Eight Years as Dean Faculty lead government inquiries Major research awards Contents The Auckland Law School Alumni Annual Editorial From the Dean ................................................. 3 Andrew Stockey, Scott Optican, Maggie Zhang, Miranda Playfair FEATURES VISITORS Designer/Production Eight Years as Dean ......................................... 4 Sir Geoffrey Palmer calls for bold overhaul of Sonia Tenreiro, Authentic Works Ltd Penelope Mathew becomes Dean ‘unjust and discriminatory’ ACC .................... 60 in March ........................................................ 15 Law Foundation’s Distinguished Editorial Contact Details Faculty members lead major government Visiting Fellow ............................................... 62 Eden Crescent, Auckland Law School inquiries ........................................................ 16 Top Practitioners Lecture Series .................... 63 The University of Auckland David Williams and the power of the pen ...... 17 Staff Seminars ............................................... 65 Private Bag 92019 New Distinguished Fellow: The Hon. Tony LLM Visitors to the Law School in 2018 ........ 65 Auckland 1142 Randerson QC ............................................... 19 New Zealand Distinguished Fellow Retires: Ted Thomas’s MĀORI AND PACIFIC Valedictory Lecture ....................................... 20 If alumni wish to update their details or be New First Year Law Course: Legal Indigenous Peoples and the Law Centre ........ 66 removed from the subscription list, please Foundations .................................................. 22 Olive Malienafau Nelson: a Pioneering email: [email protected] Exciting new postgraduate opportunities for Samoan Woman ............................................ 67 2019 (LLM programme) ............................... 23 ‘Alu ā Helena! ................................................ 68 law.auckland.ac.nz 2019 Postgraduate Timetable ...................... 24 Pacific Issues Moot 2018 .............................. 69 Pacific Student Conferences .......................... 70 Copyright FACULTY NEWS Articles reflect personal opinions and are STUDENT SUCCESS not those of the University of Auckland. New Academic Staff ...................................... 25 No parts of this publication may be New Academic Staff in 2019 ......................... 31 Mooting ........................................................ 71 reproduced without prior consent of the Promotions ................................................... 32 Mediation ...................................................... 74 University of Auckland. Academic Staff Farewells ............................... 36 Best and brightest celebrated at Law Craig Ellliffe wins New Zealand Law Foundation Awards .......................................................... 75 All rights Reserved. International Research Fellowship ................. 38 America’s Cup PhD ........................................ 77 ©The University of Auckland 2018 Exciting new opportunities for early 2018 Student leaders .................................. 78 career Academics ......................................... 39 Law School staff dominate Legal Research ALUMNI NEWS Foundation awards ........................................ 39 The Future of Class Actions Symposium ........ 41 Auckland alumna appointed Chief Justice ..... 79 Major Land Law Conference Fulbright and Ethel Benjamin Scholarship at the Law School .......................................... 42 Winners ........................................................ 80 Borrin Foundation grant for Aotearoa drug Victoria Brownlee: An Aucklander in courts conference ......................................... 43 New York ....................................................... 82 Launch of NZ Centre for Legal Theory ............ 44 Top scholar drawn to complex and imperfect Human Rights Law Centre ............................. 45 narratives ...................................................... 83 Faculty award recognises ground-breaking Philanthropy .................................................. 84 research ........................................................ 46 Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2018 ............ 85 Inaugural winner of Bernard Brown prize ....... 47 Judicial and decanal appointments .............. 85 Law School initiative to promote Graduates studying overseas ........................ 85 understanding of Equity ................................ 48 Donor Wall .................................................... 86 Professional Staff Retreat: “Diversity and Inclusion” ...................................................... 50 RESEARCH Research highlights ....................................... 52 2017 Research Publications ......................... 53 2018 Research Publications ......................... 55 2018 Books .................................................. 58 Page 2 | Eden Crescent 2018 From the Dean Welcome to the 2018 edition of Eden Crescent. As you will see, there has been a lot happening during the last year. New staff have been appointed at all levels from Professor to Lecturer, a new research centre has been established, and Faculty members have won major research grants and awards and published important books and articles. Craig Elliffe won the 2018 New Zealand Law Foundation International Research Fellowship. This is New Zealand’s premier legal research award, valued at $125,000, and will allow him to investigate tax issues created by the digital economy. Chris Noonan, Scott Optician and Tracey Whare won three of the four awards given in 2018 by the Legal Research Foundation for the best legal writing. Other awards included All of these achievements are profiled in more 29th best law school in the world, a significant two significant Borrin Foundation grants, to detail in this magazine. There is also an article achievement given the much higher levels of hold a major international conference on the about the new first year law course, Legal funding available to the very best American, future directions of the Alcohol and Other Drug Foundations, which was successfully introduced British and Asian law schools. Treatment Courts and to establish an Indigenous in 2018. This sits alongside the Law and Society Peoples’ Rights Impact Programme. and Legal Method courses and introduces To maintain our position as New Zealand’s students to fundamental legal concepts in private globally-ranked law school, we will continue to The Auckland Law School organises a wide range law underpinning core courses later in the degree grow our staff numbers over the next decade, of conferences, symposia and public lectures and ensures that all students are aware of the giving us a larger research footprint and making each year and 2018 was no exception. Events importance of dispute resolution and the impact us a more comprehensive faculty. Auckland is well included a Future of Class Actions Symposium, of international and comparative law at the outset placed to achieve the scale and impact of the very attended by members of the Law Commission of their legal studies. best Australian law schools. A Ten Year Academic and a large number of judges, practitioners, Plan has recently been approved and provides for academic and other experts, and the New The Auckland Law School benefits from a wide managed growth in staff and student numbers Horizons for Torrens conference, organised range of student clubs and societies that help through to 2029. Auckland and New Zealand’s to provide a better understanding of the Land foster a strong sense of community and provide a population have significantly increased and this Transfer Act 2017 and the major reform this wealth of opportunities for students to participate will enable more high-achieving students to represents. in national and international competitions, to study law at Auckland. The University is giving the study abroad, and to contribute to law reform resources to increase opportunities for Māori and Auckland Law School staff were appointed to lead and access to justice. The Women in Law group Pacific students and the support and assistance and assist with major government inquiries, Ron won the 2018 award for the best new club in provided for all students. Paterson chairing the Inquiry into Mental Health the University. Auckland students continued to and Addiction, Craig Elliffe serving as a member do extremely well in national and international This is a strong and vibrant law school that of the Government’s Tax Working Group, Rosslyn contests, again winning the New Zealand Law continues to change and develop to meet the Noonan chairing the Family Courts Reforms Students’ Mooting Competition. This is the eighth needs of its time and to build on its international Review Panel, and Anaru Erueti being appointed time in the last ten years that we have won the reputation for outstanding research and teaching. a member of the Royal Commission of Inquiry national mooting. Auckland reached the quarter- into Historical Abuse in State Care (chaired by finals in the 2018 Vis International Commercial The advice and generosity of our alumni and Distinguished Fellow Sir Anand Satyanand). Arbitration Law Moot, competing against 360 friends are critical to all we do and I am very teams from around the world. grateful for all the contributions that have David Williams retired at the end of 2018 but supported what has been a very busy and will continue