LawTalk 10 May 2019 Lynda Hagen
Better justice for people with disabilities.
LawTalk 3 August 2018 Jock Anderson
Home-cooked steak and kidney pie fuels undaunted human rights champion.
LawTalk 4 April 2018 People in the Law
Tony Ellis to be Harvard Visiting Fellow. Wellington barrister Tony Ellis will join the Harvard Law School Hunan Rights Program community as a Visiting Fellow for the Spring Semester, January to May 2019. Dr Ellis will be researching the arbitrary detention of the intellectually disabled from an international and comparative perspective.
TONY ELLIS; The lawyer’s lawyer
If I wanted to be loved, I wouldn’t be doing this. National Portrait in Dominion Post, The Press, The Southland Times, Taranaki Daily News and the Waikato Times.
Intellectually disabled man detained for a decade for smashing windows
An intellectually disabled man who has been detained for more than 10 years for trespassing and smashing windows is fighting for his release. Tony Ellis, argued for a writ of habeas corpus in the High Court in Wellington today…
Suspected killer facing extradition to China set to be released on bail
Justice Jill Mallon granted Kyung Yup Kim’s bail application, noting while the severity of the consequences he could face in China if he is found guilty of a crime was strong enough to make him a flight risk – New Zealand could not continue to detain him without charge.
Men in care so disabled they can not speak for themselves
The case for three intellectually disabled men claiming compensation is coming to a close in the High Court in Wellington.
Three disabled men sue Government for more than $100000 each
The three patients allege ill treatment while in secure units, including sexual abuse and prolonged seclusion.
Smith found guilty of fleeing passport charges
Convicted murderer and sex offender Phillip John Smith has apologised for his escape. Smith was today found guilty of two charges, after fleeing the country and heading to South America in November 2014 while on temporary release from Springhill Prison in Waikato.
Government ordered to reconsider extradition of NZ resident to China
Justice Minister Amy Adams says the Government has “gone to extreme lengths” to protect the rights of a man it wants to extradite to China.
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