Susan Glazebrook
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Susan Glazebrook is a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand
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Justice Glazebrook has an MA (1st Class Hons), an LLB (Hons) and a DipBus (Finance) from the University of Auckland
and a DPhil from the University of Oxford
in French legal history. Before being appointed to the High Court in May 2000 she was a partner in law firm Simpson Grierson
and a member of various commercial Boards and government advisory committees.
She served as President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association
, the leading organisation for commercial lawyers in the Asia Pacific region, in 1998 and was appointed to the Court of Appeal in May 2002. She is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's top tax lawyers.
Court of Appeal of New Zealand
The Court of Appeal of New Zealand, located in Wellington, is New Zealand’s principal intermediate appellate court. In practice, most appeals are resolved at this intermediate appellate level, rather than in the Supreme Court...
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Justice Glazebrook has an MA (1st Class Hons), an LLB (Hons) and a DipBus (Finance) from the University of Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
and a DPhil from the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
in French legal history. Before being appointed to the High Court in May 2000 she was a partner in law firm Simpson Grierson
Simpson Grierson
Simpson Grierson is a New Zealand commercial law firm founded in 1887; it is ranked in the top four firms in that country. The firm is a partnership comprising 48 partners and consultants supported by around 160 lawyers and legal executives in four departments...
and a member of various commercial Boards and government advisory committees.
She served as President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
The Inter-Pacific Bar Association or IPBA is an international association of business and commercial lawyers, founded in 1991. Its members consist of residents of the Asia-Pacific region, or lawyers with a strong interest in that region...
, the leading organisation for commercial lawyers in the Asia Pacific region, in 1998 and was appointed to the Court of Appeal in May 2002. She is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's top tax lawyers.