The most frightening thing I’ve seen in almost a decade of acting as a criminal lawyer all over the world, was the sight of a 14 year-old boy sitting behind a very large table awaiting the start of his trial for murder at the Auckland High Court. I acted as part of the defence team fighting to keep him from life imprisonment. Continue →
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Carrie Stoddart-Smith on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) has attracted widespread criticism in New Zealand – whether it be regarding the secrecy surrounding the negotiations or speculation it is less of a free trade deal and more of a meta-regulatory scheme. Continue →