Expert Details
Constitutional Law, Legal Ethics, Ecclesiastical Law
ID: 729200
United Kingdom
His work has been published in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. He has presented conference papers in Australia, England, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United States of America, and Wales, and been a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge (Wolfson and St Edmund’s Colleges) and The Australian National University.
Expert is Professor of Law and Head of Department of Law and Criminology, Employer. He taught for a decade at the Auckland University of Technology, where he was until recently head of the department of law, and is a barrister in New Zealand, and seven Australian states.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2008 | Degree: MTheol | Subject: Systematic Theology | Institution: University of Auckland |
| Year: 1995 | Degree: LLM | Subject: Law | Institution: University of Auckland |
| Year: 2005 | Degree: MA | Subject: Ecclesiastical Law | Institution: Archbishop of Canterbury's Examination in Theology |
| Year: 1988 | Degree: LLB | Subject: Law | Institution: University of Auckand |
| Year: 2001 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Political Studies | Institution: University of Auckland |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Head of Department | Department: Department of Law and Criminology |
Responsibilities:He is Head of a Department with some 900 students and 40 staff |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2010 | Employer: Auckland University of Technology | Title: Head of the Department of Law | Department: Faculty of Business and Law |
Responsibilities:From lecturer to professor, finally as Head of Department |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to 2007 | Agency: World Bank | Role: Lead International Consultant | Description: He was lead consult on a project to inquire into and make recommendations for the "Capacity Building for the Legal Professional Standards and Ethics: the Advocates Complaints Commission and the Disciplinary Committee” (grant TF 054290) |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| He is a member of the The Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society, the Armed Forces Law Association of New Zealand, the Legal Research Foundation, The Society of Legal Scholars, the Australasian Law Teachers Association, The Royal Historical Society, and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He was admitted and enrolled as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand 17th June 1988. Admitted and enrolled as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 14th May 1999, admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 25th May 1999, registered as a Practitioner of the Supreme Court of South Australia 26th October 1999, registered as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory 31st October 2001, admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria 14th April 2004, admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland 15th April 2004, and registered as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory 12th May 2004. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| He is a Distinguished Academic Associate of the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University; Visiting Fellowship, St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge; Visiting Fellowship, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge; Visiting Fellowship, Faculty of Law, The Australian National University. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has written 50 papers in international refereed journals, as well as 16 refereed conference papers and 13 chapters, and five books. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Conducted teaching and research in a university setting for more than a decade |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Member of council of a large professional body of lawyers, and conducted a World Bank-funded investigation into the disciplinary processes of the legal profession of an African country |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English | He is a native speaker of English. |