Tom Weston
Tom Weston | |
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6th Chief Justice of the Cook Islands | |
In office 13 May 2010 – 2016 | |
Preceded by | David Williams |
Succeeded by | Hugh Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958 Christchurch |
Alma mater | University of Canterbury |
Thomas Crowley Weston KC (born 1958) is a New Zealand lawyer and former Chief Justice of the Cook Islands. He is also known as a poet.
Biography
[edit]Weston was born in 1958 in Christchurch. He attended the University of Canterbury,[1] from where he graduated with LL.B. (Hons).[2]
Weston has a long history as a commercial litigator.[3] He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1999,[4] and later that year was appointed to the Rules Committee, the body responsible for setting court rules.[5] He was reappointed in 2002 for a further term of three years.[6]
From 2006, was a part-time judge of the Cook Islands High Court and Court of Appeal.[3] Between 2010 and 2016, he was Chief Justice of the Cook Islands, replacing his legal partner David Williams.[7]
Weston has published several books of poems. Small Humours of Daylight deals mostly with travel by sea between islands, and was reviewed by Graham Brazier for The New Zealand Herald.[8]
Bibliography
[edit]Poetry collections
[edit]- Too Lost to Land (multiple authors) [9]
- The Red Orchestra[10]
- The Ambiguous Companion[11]
- Naming the Mind Like Trees[12]
- Small Humours of Daylight[13]
- Only One Question[14]
Books on law
[edit]- Taking Control: A Seminar on Loss Prevention and Risk Management (co-author)[15]
- Competition Law Update (co-author)[16]
- Competition Law: Must Knows (co-author)[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Weston, Tom". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Mr Thomas (Tom) Weston QC". New Zealand Bar Association. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Tom Weston QC". Bankside Chambers. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Queens Counsel Appts". The New Zealand Gazette. 27 May 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Judicature Appointments Rules". The New Zealand Gazette. 12 August 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Reappointment to the Rules Committee,Thomas Crowley Weston QC". The New Zealand Gazette. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "New Chief Justice sworn in". Cook Islands News. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Brazier, Graham (14 July 2008). "Poignant and heart-shaped words". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Vincent, David; Weston, Tom (1981). Too Lost to Land. Mumbles Road. ISBN 0473001160.
- ^ Weston, Tom (1982). The Red Orchestra. Griffin Press. ISBN 0959765301.
- ^ Weston, Tom (1996). The Ambiguous Companion. Hazard Press. ISBN 1877161047.
- ^ Weston, Tom (2004). Naming the Mind Like Trees. Steele Roberts Publishing Limited. ISBN 1877338230.
- ^ Weston, Tom (2008). Small Humours of Daylight. Steele Roberts Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1877448218.
- ^ Weston, Tom (2014). Only One Question. Steele Roberts Aotearoa. ISBN 9781927242582.
- ^ Sheard, Denis; Weston, Tom; Riordan, Pheasant; New Zealand Law Society; Bank of New Zealand (1990). Taking Control: A Seminar on Loss Prevention and Risk Management. New Zealand Law Society.
- ^ Dean, Miriam Rose; Weston, Tom; Butterworths of New Zealand; New Zealand Law Society (2001). Competition Law Update. New Zealand Law Society.
- ^ Land, John; Weston, Tom; New Zealand Law Society (2012). Competition Law: Must Knows. New Zealand Law Society.
External links
[edit]- Tom Weston QC at Bankside Chambers.
- Living people
- 1958 births
- Chief justices of the Cook Islands
- New Zealand judges on the courts of the Cook Islands
- New Zealand King's Counsel
- New Zealand poets
- New Zealand male poets
- People from Christchurch
- University of Canterbury alumni
- Weston family (New Zealand)
- Cook Island people stubs
- New Zealand law biography stubs