WOODHOUSE, Peter JUDGE
High Court Justice Peter Woodhouse
Professional Data:2014 Judge Survey Score (1-10): 7.9 Ranking (out of 63) 20th
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| Postion & Titles: | Queen’s Counsel, Member of New Zealand Society Legislation Committee (1997-2004) |
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| Judge of: | High Court, since August 2007 | ||
| Specializations and Professional Interests: | Judge Peter’s CV states his expertise in civil and commercial law includes the fields of administrative law and judicial review, constitutional and public law, contracts, company law equity, injunctions, insolvency, land law and property sales, negligence, relationship property, sale of goods and product liability, statutes and legislation, torts, trusts, estates and wills. | ||
| Professional Comments: | Member of the old-boys’ club. Bench performance spotty. Son of former Court of Appeal President Sir Arthur OWEN WOODHOUSE. | ||
| Background / Education: | Hails from Bankside Chambers in Auckland. Peter’s CV claims specialties in both civil and commercial litigation and in advising on dispute resolution. His early career saw Peter as a litigation partner at the firm of Glaister Ennor in Auckland for 17 years. He became a barrister sole in 1993.
Became a Queen’s Counsel in 2002. From 1997 to 2004 he was a member and convenor of the New Zealand Law Society Legislation Committee, reviewing proposed legislation and submissions to Parliament. |
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| Degrees: | BA (Political Studies) LLB (Hons) Auckland, 1975 | ||
| Admitted to the Bar: | 1979 | ||
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Personal Data |
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| Born: | 1951 New Zealand |
Sex: | Male |
| Married: | 19 | Children: | |
| Interesting Relationships and Coincidences: | Son of a former Court of Appeal President Owen Woodhouse | ||
| Miscellaneous: | Claims rudimentary understanding of French | ||
