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David Williams (arbitrator)

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Sir
David Williams
Williams at his investiture
5th Chief Justice of the Cook Islands
In office
2005 – 13 May 2010
Preceded byLaurence Greig
Succeeded byTom Weston
Personal details
Born
David Arthur Rhodes Williams

(1941-04-17) 17 April 1941 (age 83)
Auckland, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Auckland (LLB)
Harvard Law School (LLM)[1]

Sir David Arthur Rhodes Williams KNZM KC (born 17 April 1941) is a New Zealand lawyer, jurist, and international arbitrator. From 2005 to 2010 he served as Chief Justice of the Cook Islands.[2]

Williams was born in 1941 in Auckland.[3] In the 2017 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to international law and international arbitration.[4]

References

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  1. ^ https://hls.harvard.edu/today/a-renowned-international-arbitrator-new-zealand-attorney-sir-david-williams-ll-m-66-looks-back-at-his-harvard-law-roots/
  2. ^ "David A R Williams QC Honoured". Auckland Law School. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 691. ISBN 9780790001302. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ^ "New Year honours list 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2019.