Introduction: Portrait of a Profession

Robin Cooke, "Introduction" in Robin Cooke (ed) Portrait of a Profession (AH & AW Reed, Wellington, 1969)

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series, Cooke Paper No. 82/2017

5 Pages Posted: 24 Oct 2014 Last revised: 3 May 2017

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Robin Cooke (1926-2006)

Victoria University of Wellington - Faculty of Law

Date Written: October 23, 1969

Abstract

This is a book about New Zealand lawyers by New Zealand lawyers. Liberally seasoned with a wit and anecdote, it portrays the men (and a few women) who have given life to the law, from the founding of the colony until the present day. Some new and rather surprising facets of the country emerge. The book has been prepared for the New Zealand Law Society by a Committee consisting of W. G. Smith (Convener), R.B. Cooke Q.C., P. A. Cornford, and R. S. V. Simpson; with the assistance of Ross Gore. Mr Cooke has acted as general editor and the book includes contributions from a constellation of members of the profession who, having achieved eminence and livelihood partly by skill in the use of words, have now been induced to try their hands in a slightly different field.

Keywords: Lord Cooke, New Zealand Law Society, New Zealand legal profession

Suggested Citation

Cooke, Robin, Introduction: Portrait of a Profession (October 23, 1969). Robin Cooke, "Introduction" in Robin Cooke (ed) Portrait of a Profession (AH & AW Reed, Wellington, 1969), Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series, Cooke Paper No. 82/2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2513666

Robin Cooke (Contact Author)

Victoria University of Wellington - Faculty of Law ( email )

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