Appointment of Judge of the High Court
Christchurch Barrister and Solicitor Gerald Hope Nation has been appointed a Judge of the High Court, AttorneyGeneral
Christopher Finlayson announced today.
Justice Nation graduated with an LLB(Hons) from the University of Canterbury in 1974 and commenced work as a barrister
and solicitor with Wynn Williams, where he had been employed as a law clerk for the previous year. At the end of 1975 he
left Wynn Williams to travel overseas.
Justice Nation returned to Wynn Williams on his return to New Zealand in 1978 and was admitted to the firm’s partnership
in 1979, subsequently being appointed the partnership’s Chair. He has remained with that firm to date, specialising
primarily in dispute resolution, criminal defence and prosecution and relationship property, trust and estate
litigation.
The new Judge will sit in Christchurch.
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