| 词条 | Peter Williams (lawyer) |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Sir Peter Williams | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM|QC|size=100%}} | image = Peter Williams KNZM (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Williams in April 2015 | birth_name = Peter Alderidge Williams | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|12|01|df=y}} | birth_place = Ohakune, New Zealand | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|06|09|1934|12|01|df=y}} | death_place = Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand | other_names = | occupation = Lawyer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} Sir Peter Alderidge Williams {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM|QC|size=85%}} (1 December 1934 – 9 June 2015) was a New Zealand lawyer and penal reform advocate. Williams was born in 1934 and educated at Feilding High School.[1] He studied at Auckland University College, graduating LLB in 1960.[2] A noted defence lawyer, Williams represented high-profile clients including Terry Clark, Ronald Jorgensen, Arapeta Awatere and Winston Peters, and was involved in having the conviction of Arthur Allan Thomas for the murders of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe overturned.[3] During his 60-year career, he appeared in over 100 murder trials.[4] Williams was a long-time advocate for the humane treatment of prisoners in New Zealand, and served as the head of the Auckland branch of the Howard League for Penal Reform.[5] He was the foundation president of the Auckland Criminal Bar Association.[1] Williams was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1987. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal,[1] and in the 2015 New Year Honours Williams was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the law.[6] A private investiture was held at his home as it was feared that he would not live until the scheduled investiture on 6 May 2015 at Government House in Wellington.[7][8] He died from prostate cancer at his home in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby on 9 June 2015.[9] Published worksWilliams wrote a number of books including:
References1. ^1 2 {{cite book |editor-last=Taylor |editor-first=Alister |title=New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001 |year=2001 |publisher=Alister Taylor Publishers |location=Auckland |issn=1172-9813}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Peter}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/university25.html |title=NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Wi–Z |date= |website= |publisher= |accessdate=11 April 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/64545121/Knighthood-for-Peter-Williams-QC-in-New-Year-Honours | title=Knighthood for Peter Williams QC in New Year Honours | date=31 December 2014 | work=New Zealand Herald | accessdate=11 April 2015 | first=Kelly | last=Dennett}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Gibson|first1=Nevil|title=New Year Honours: Penal law reformer Peter Williams QC among eight Knights, two Dames|url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/new-year-honours-penal-law-reformer-among-eight-knights-two-dames-5am-embargo-ng-167219|accessdate=12 June 2015|work=National Business Review}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/prisoner-support-and-advocacy/page-3 |title=The Howard League for Penal Reform |date=13 July 2012 |website=Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage |accessdate=11 April 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2015 | title=New Year honours list 2015 |date=31 December 2014 | publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=13 January 2018}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Hurley|first1=Bevan|title=Ceremony urgency for ailing knight Sir Peter Williams|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/67469768/ceremony-urgency-for-ailing-knight-sir-peter-williams|accessdate=12 June 2015|work=The Sunday Star-Times|date=22 March 2015}} 8. ^{{cite news|last1=Lowery|first1=Sophie|title=Peter Williams QC's knighthood brought forward|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/peter-williams-qc-knighthood-brought-forward-2015041112|accessdate=12 June 2015|work=3 News|date=11 Apr 2015}} 9. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11462480 | title=Sir Peter Williams QC dies aged 80 | date=9 June 2015 | work=New Zealand Herald | accessdate=9 June 2015}} 11 : 1934 births|2015 deaths|People educated at Feilding High School|University of Auckland alumni|New Zealand lawyers|New Zealand Queen's Counsel|Prison reformers|Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit|Deaths from cancer in New Zealand|Deaths from prostate cancer|People from Ohakune |
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