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Professor Peter Spiller

BA LLB PhD Natal LLM MPhil Camb PhD Cant PGCTT Waikato FHERDSA

Professor Peter Spiller's present legal interests lie in the New Zealand court system. He has published books on New Zealand legal history, the New Zealand Court of Appeal, dispute resolution and Disputes Tribunals.

He is a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and is the Principal Disputes Referee of the New Zealand Disputes Tribunals.

Recent Publications:

"Roman law and New Zealand law" in New Zealand Law Journal 2005, 9-12.

Butterworths New Zealand Law Dictionary, 6 ed 2005, Lexis-Nexis, 359 pages.

"An Adventure of the Law: the Spanish Champagne Case" in Adventures of the Law, Proceedings of the 16th British Legal History Conference, Dublin, 2003, P Brand, K Costello, W Osborough (eds) Four Courts Press, 2005, 319-331.

"A Commonwealth of Legal Ideas: The Influence of Richard Wilberforce on New Zealand Law" (2005) Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 29-62.

"Teaching as a Focused Conversation: the Use of Incentive-Based Preparation Exercises" in Innovations in Education and Teaching International 42(4), November 2005, 305-312.

"Judicial Independence and Accountability", paper at New Zealand Law Foundation Conference, Wellington, February 2005.

"Enhancing the Student Experience: Teaching as a Focussed Conversation", paper at Law Teachers Association Conference, Edinburgh, March 2005.

"An Overview of Tribunals in New Zealand", paper at International Workshop on Tribunals, Canberra, Australia, April 2006.

"Minimum Standards of Practical Justice in the Disputes Tribunals" in New Zealand Law Journal, April 2006, 108-110.

"Lord Cooke of Thorndon: an appreciation" in New Zealand law Journal, October 2006, 321-322.

Dispute Resolution in New Zealand (editor and contributor), 2 ed, 2007, Oxford University Press, 346 pages plus index.

"Follow the Leader" in Tribunals, Spring 2007, 15-16.

"Disputes Tribunal - A Guide to Practice and Procedure", in Brookers District Courts Procedure, 2007.

"The Principles and Practices of a Christian Law Teacher" Christian Higher Education 7(2), April-June 2008, 85-97.

"Access to Justice for Consumers: Barriers and suggestions to improve access to justice", paper at Australasian Institute of Judicial Studies conference, Gold Coast, Australia, June 2008.

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