Tom Weston
Thomas Crowley Weston (born 1958) is a New Zealand lawyer and former Chief Justice of the Cook Islands. He is also known as a poet.
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Tom Weston
- Name
- Tom Weston
- Born
- 1958
- Birthplace
- Christchurch
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- judge · poet
- Education
- University of Canterbury
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Tom Weston • Order — 6th • Office — Chief Justice of the Cook Islands • Term Start — 13 May 2010 • Term End — 2016 • Predecessor — David Williams • Successor — Hugh Williams • Born — 1958 • Birthplace — Christchurch • Alma Mater — University of Canterbury
Biography
Biography
Weston was born in 1958 in Christchurch. He attended the University of Canterbury, from where he graduated with LL.B. (Hons). Weston has a long history as a commercial litigator. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1999, and later that year was appointed to the Rules Committee, the body responsible for setting court rules. He was reappointed in 2002 for a further term of three years. From 2006, was a part-time judge of the Cook Islands High Court and Court of Appeal. Between 2010 and 2016, he was Chief Justice of the Cook Islands, replacing his legal partner David Williams. 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.
Books on law
• Taking Control: A Seminar on Loss Prevention and Risk Management (co-author) • Competition Law Update (co-author) • Competition Law: Must Knows (co-author)
Poetry collections
• Too Lost to Land (multiple authors) • The Red Orchestra • The Ambiguous Companion • Naming the Mind Like Trees • Small Humours of Daylight • Only One Question
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- 1.New Zealand Book Council. Weston, Tom.
- 2.New Zealand Bar Association. Mr Thomas (Tom) Weston QC.
- 3.Bankside Chambers. Tom Weston QC.
- 4.The New Zealand Gazette. Queens Counsel Appts. 27 May 1999.
- 5.The New Zealand Gazette. Judicature Appointments Rules. 12 August 1999.
- 6.The New Zealand Gazette. Reappointment to the Rules Committee,Thomas Crowley Weston QC. 11 July 2002.
- 7.Cook Islands News. New Chief Justice sworn in. 14 May 2010.
- 8.Brazier, Graham. Poignant and heart-shaped words. The New Zealand Herald. 14 July 2008.
- 9.Vincent, David. Too Lost to Land. Mumbles Road. 1981. 0473001160.
- 10.Weston, Tom. The Red Orchestra. Griffin Press. 1982. 0959765301.
- 11.Weston, Tom. The Ambiguous Companion. Hazard Press. 1996. 1877161047.
- 12.Weston, Tom. Naming the Mind Like Trees. Steele Roberts Publishing Limited. 2004. 1877338230.
- 13.Weston, Tom. Small Humours of Daylight. Steele Roberts Publishing Limited. 2008. 978-1877448218.
- 14.Weston, Tom. Only One Question. Steele Roberts Aotearoa. 2014. 9781927242582.
- 15.Sheard, Denis. Taking Control: A Seminar on Loss Prevention and Risk Management. New Zealand Law Society. 1990.
- 16.Dean, Miriam Rose. Competition Law Update. New Zealand Law Society. 2001.
- 17.Land, John. Competition Law: Must Knows. New Zealand Law Society. 2012.
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