Andru Isac KC is a New Zealand jurist who serves as a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand, sitting in the Wellington High Court.[1]
Andru Isac | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Appointed by | David Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury LLB (Hons) & BA University of Oxford BCL |
Education
editIsac completed his Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Bachelor of Laws with Honours (First Class) at the University of Canterbury in 1994. In 1998 he earned a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford.[2][3]
Career
editIsac started his legal career as a solicitor at Chapman Tripp in Wellington. He later worked as a Crown Prosecutor with Preston Russell in Invercargill. After returning to New Zealand from the UK in 2001. In 2004, he became a litigation partner at Fitzherbert Rowe in Palmerston North. In 2013, Isac joined Gibson Sheat in Wellington as a partner, eventually transitioning to practice as a barrister in sole, focusing on public, commercial, and criminal litigation.[4][5]
As a barrister, he played a key role in significant cases, such as Ririnui v Landcorp Farming, which contested the legality of a state-owned enterprise's decision to sell land affected by Māori customary interests and a Waitangi Tribunal claim. He also served as counsel assisting the Government Inquiry into Operation Burnham, examining alleged violations of international humanitarian law by the New Zealand Defence Force during its deployment in Afghanistan.[6] In 2018, he was appointed Queen's Counsel, now known as King's Counsel.[7]
He is a contributing author to Todd on Torts authored by Canterbury University professor Stephen Todd, and is the general editor of Cross on Evidence.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Judges". Courts of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Judges". Courts of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Graduate Search – Alumni Association | University of Canterbury". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Judges". Courts of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "High Court names new judges in Auckland, Wellington". www.thelawyermag.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Andru Isac | Faculty of Law". www.law.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "High Court names new judges in Auckland, Wellington". www.thelawyermag.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Andru Isac | Faculty of Law". www.law.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Todd on Torts (9th edition)". Thomson Reuters New Zealand. Retrieved 19 October 2024.