SAL Annual Lecture 2024: Oceans Apart? New Zealand’s Place in the Common Law Family
Date/ Time: 19 July 2024; Registration: 5.30pm | Lecture: 6.30pm | Reception: 7.30pm
Venue: Auditorium, Supreme Court of Singapore, 1 Supreme Court Lane, S(178879)
Oceans Apart? New Zealand’s Place in the Common Law Family
by Chief Justice Winkelmann, Supreme Court of New Zealand
In the Singapore Academy of Law Annual Lecture 2024, Chief Justice Winkelmann will discuss how the common law has developed to meet the circumstances of New Zealand society, while keeping strong ties to the global common law family.
This event is Complimentary and for Members only.
CPD Points : 1
Singapore Law
Event Programme | |
5.30pm | Arrival of guests and Registration |
6.10pm | All guests to be seated |
6.15pm | Arrival of The Right Honourable Dame Helen Winkelmann, Chief Justice of New Zealand, and The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon |
6.20pm | Opening Remarks by The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon |
6.30pm | SAL Annual Lecture 2024 Oceans Apart? New Zealand's Place in the Common Law Family by The Right Honourable Dame Helen Winkelmann, Chief Justice of New Zealand |
7.30pm | Cocktail Reception |
9.00pm | End of Reception |
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The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann Chief Justice of New Zealand
The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann is New Zealand’s 13th Chief Justice.
After a career in commercial litigation the Chief Justice was appointed a High Court Judge in 2004, Chief High Court Judge in 2010, and to the Court of Appeal in 2015, before being appointed Chief Justice in 2018.
Chief Justice Winkelmann was the New Zealand representative on the Board of the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration until October 2020, and from November 2012 to November 2019 was Chair of Te Kura Kaiwhakawā | the Institute of Judicial Studies – the body responsible for providing continued education to judges. The Chief Justice has been an active supporter of judicial education in the Pacific region, and currently heads up the Pacific Justice Sector Programme, a programme funded by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and directed at supporting access to justice and the rule of law in the Pacific. As Chief Justice, she has identified facilitating access to justice, connecting the courts to the community, and supporting a representative and diverse judiciary as her priorities. |
SILE Accredited CPD Activity
Number of Public CPD Points: 1
Practice Area: Others/Multi-disciplinary
Training Level: General
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SILE Attendance Policy Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information. |
For enquiries related to this event, please email [email protected].
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