David Williams (arbitrator)

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]

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
Auckland, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Auckland (LLB)
Harvard Law School (LLM)[1]

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

  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. 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.


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