EDEN crescent Faculty of Law Annual 2011 Auckland one of the top 20 law schools in the world Chapman Tripp Chair in Corporate and Commercial Law EDEN CRESCENT 2011 1 Contents 2012 Postgraduate Programme 19 Faculty news in brief 21 VISITORS Dr Albin Eser: Criminal law and international human rights 22 Dr Mark Elliot: 2011 Legal Research Foundation Visiting Scholar 23 Professor Roberto Romano: Corporate law 24 Professor Michael Perlin: Mental disability law 24 Professor Carol Rose: 2011 Cameron Fellow 25 Judge Peggy Hora: Drug courts 26 Dr Yvonne Daly: Law School team ranks 10th at the Philip C Jessup at Criminal procedure 27 International Law Mooting Competition. STUDENT NEWS Pasifika Academic Programme 28 Auckland University Law Review 29 Winners of overseas scholarships 30 ALUMNI NEWS Chief Judge Russell Johnson 31 Donald Dugdale 32 Auckland women head three of four courts 34 Christian Whata appointed From the Dean 3 to the High Court 34 EDEN Claire Ryan appointed crescent FEATURES to the District Court 35 One of the top 20 law schools The University of Auckland in the world 4 Class of 1947-50: Talking to Faculty of Law Alumni magazine Peter Buddle, Sir Muir Chapman Tripp Chair in Chilwell and Sir Duncan Corporate and Commercial Law 4 McMullin 36 Editor: Julia Tolmie Editorial support and proof reading: New Zealand Centre for Governor-General hosts a Human Rights Law 5 Scott Optican, Bill Williams, Andrew Stockley reunion of the Class of 1970 38 Design/Production: The University of Auckland FACULTY NEWS Ian Narev: New head of the Commonwealth Bank Cover photo: Appointments and promotions 6 of Australia 39 Dr Andrew Stockley (Photo by Godfrey Boehnke) Peter Watts: Door tenant at Fountain Court in the Joshua Bayliss: Virgin Group General Counsel 40 Editorial contact details Temple, London 10 Eden Crescent, Faculty of Law Japan and the Trans-Pacific David Tobin: Life in The City 41 The University of Auckland Partnership 11 Nadine Loren: Private Bag 92019, Auckland A law unto herself 42 New Zealand UN Peacekeeping in Email: [email protected] Timor-Leste 12 The Arab Spring 43 www.law.auckland.ac.nz Human Rights in Chile 14 Human rights in Europe 45 Copyright Faculty ‘bikers’ tour Languages, arbitration Articles reflect personal opinions and are not those of Scotland 16 and Oxford 46 of The University of Auckland. No parts of this New Books 17 Alumni news in brief 47 publication may be reproduced without prior consent of The University of Auckland. All rights reserved. ©The University of Auckland 2011 2 EDEN CRESCENT 2011 From the Dean The Auckland Law School has to be run by students and to publish outstanding student work. Two had a very successful year. In July dozen Māori law students recently took part in this year’s Haerenga, it was ranked one of the top 20 informing and enthusing large numbers of school pupils in the upper law schools in the world in the North Island. A dozen Pacific Island law students presented papers at prestigious QS World University the Law and Culture conference in Vanuatu. Some 180 of our students Rankings. This was the best result volunteered their time for the Equal Justice Project, providing free for any department or faculty in the legal assistance in partnership with community groups and the University as well as being the legal profession. best result of the six New Zealand Since arriving here in February, I have been struck by the enormous law schools. range of activities, the strength of the scholarship, and the vitality and The breadth of the activities energy of this Law School. The breadth and depth of what occurs are and achievements of members reflected in the pages of this magazine. of the Law School are reflected in One of the most important developments this year has been the pages of this magazine. Our the establishment of the Chapman Tripp Chair in Corporate and staff include outstanding teachers Commercial Law. This is the first time that a law firm has provided in all substantive areas of law. We have higher entry standards for funding for a professorial chair in New Zealand and the significance our degrees than any other New Zealand law school. We offer the of this gift cannot be overstated. The Faculty is most appreciative of largest range of undergraduate courses and have the most extensive Chapman Tripp’s support for this position which will help ensure that postgraduate programme. Law at Auckland is challenging, exciting, Auckland remains a national and international leader in corporate and and taught by some of the best-known legal scholars in the country. commercial law. We have now begun an international search for the The challenge for the Law School will be to maintain and enhance Chapman Tripp Professor and have, at the same time, appointed two this position in the face of increased competition from better resourced new lecturers in commercial law: Rohan Havelock and Marcus Roberts. overseas law schools. The support of alumni and the profession will be We also look forward to welcoming Maya Mandery, who will be a critical in the years to come. The Law School will be holding functions lecturer here for the next two years. for alumni during 2012, both within New Zealand and overseas, which We have been delighted to welcome Professor Janet McLean back I look forward to attending and having the opportunity to outline our to the Law School this year. Janet will be well known to many alumni, vision for remaining amongst the world’s leading law schools. having taught here from 1991 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2006. Auckland’s mission includes being part of the international network She has been Professor of Law and Governance at the University of of legal scholarship. Our staff publish in international journals and Dundee for the last five years. present their research at international conferences. This year we The Law School will be establishing a Centre for Human Rights Law, brought out 13 of the world’s best scholars, from universities as diverse Policy and Practice in early 2012 and a Health, Law, Ethics and Policy as Oxford, Vienna, Bergen, George Washington, and Virginia, to teach Centre later that year. We are undertaking a review of the curriculum, into our LLM programme and to take part in the life of the faculty. We including looking to establish a more formal and rigorous legal writing hosted major visits, reported later in the magazine, by, among others, programme to match the very successful legal research courses, this year’s Legal Research Foundation Visiting Scholar, Mark Elliott run by the staff of the Davis Law Library. I have enjoyed numerous (from Cambridge) and this year’s Cameron Fellow, Carol Rose (from discussions with judges and at law firms and barristers’ chambers Arizona and Yale). Tim Cameron’s support of the latter fellowship is during the last six months and hearing feedback on the strengths of much appreciated, as is Greg Horton’s ongoing support of the Law the Auckland law degree and suggestions of areas we could further School, which will include assisting us develop our relations with some develop. I look forward to meeting with more of the law firms next of the top law schools in Asia during 2012. We will be looking to put in year and to developing closer partnerships between the Law School place more staff exchanges, which will help inform us on overseas best and the profession. We have strong ties with the judiciary, profession practice and on curriculum development. and alumni, and will be looking for ways to extend and enhance these Last year’s annual alumni appeal enabled the Law School to assist a during the next few years. top Honours student spend a semester at the Center for Transnational I would like to thank my colleagues, our students and the Law Legal Studies in London, where he was able to study alongside students School’s alumni for the very warm welcome you have given me. The from 20 other top law schools. This year’s appeal aimed to build on this Auckland Law School is in good heart, as is amply demonstrated in and to provide opportunities for several of our best students to spend a this magazine. semester studying abroad. We have exchange agreements with some of the best universities in Britain, Europe, North America and Asia. Our study abroad programme has the largest uptake of any of the faculties Dr Andrew Stockley and this year’s appeal is designed to assist students who might not Dean of Law otherwise be able to take part. I thank all alumni who have given their support and also those who have made significant donations to various areas of the Law School’s activities. This support has been critical to our success. Our students epitomise Auckland’s philosophy of academic rigour Keep in Touch with the Law School coupled with enthusiasm for the law. For the fifth consecutive year, The Dean’s Newsletter is sent out by email several times a Auckland has won the national mooting championships and our year. This provides updates on news at the Law School and students will be representing New Zealand overseas. We have one of forthcoming alumni events. If we don’t have your email the most active and successful law student societies in the country, and you would like to receive a copy, please contact organising a wide range of competitions, seminars, workshops, social [email protected] and sports events. The Auckland University Law Review continues EDEN CRESCENT 2011 3 Features One of the top twenty law schools in the world he Auckland Law School was ranked 18th in the world in this year’s Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Yale.