Tom Weston
Thomas Crowley "Tom" Weston QC (born 1958) is a New Zealand lawyer and justice of the High Court and Court of Appeal of the Cook Islands. He is also known as a poet.
Biography
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]
In 2006, he was appointed a part-time judge of the Cook Islands High Court and Court of Appeal.[3] On 13 May 2010 he was appointed 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
Poetry
- 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 (2007). Small Humours of Daylight. Steele Roberts Publishing Limited. ISBN 1877448214.
Law
- 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.
References
- ^ "Weston, Tom". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Mr Thomas (Tom) Weston QC". New Zealand Bar Association. 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 21 May 2010.
- ^ Brazier, Graham (14 July 2008). "Poignant and heart-shaped words". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
External links
- Tom Weston QC at Bankside Chambers.
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