The Te Piringa Faculty of Law 2018 Academic Year prize-giving took place recently, celebrating and acknowledging the academic achievements of law students and graduates. Congratulations to all award and prize winners on their outstanding academic achievements. In addition, a special thanks to the world-class teachers and leaders at Te Piringa Faculty of Law.
All this would not be possible without the sponsors' support and generosity. Thank you to LexisNexis, McCaw Lewis, Evans Bailey Lawyers, Wolters Kluwer, Legal Research Foundation Incorporated, Riverside Law, Thomson Reuters and David English.
Awards and winners are as follows:
First Year Law Papers
| Best student for Legal Systems & Societies | Brea Ransley |
| Best student for Introduction to Law & Society | Alistair Keay |
| Best student for Legal Method A | Najihah Mohd Razali |
| Best student for Legal Method B | Clint Rahui Clint Rahui is also the winner of the Thomson Reuters prize for best student across two year 1 law papers; Legal Method A & Legal Method B. |
| Winner of the Legal Research Foundation prize for best student across three year 1 law papers; Legal Method A, Legal Method B and Legal Systems and Societies | Grier Gardyn |
Second Year Law Papers
| Best student in Foundations in Legal Studies | Glen McCarthy |
| The Evans Bailey prize for Best student in Jurisprudence | Juliet Rowan Juliet Rowan is also the winner of the award for Best Student in Public Law. |
| Best student in Contracts | Kelsey Doughty |
| Best student in Administrative Law | Hilke Giles |
| Best student in Torts | Savanna Hiha |
Third Year Law Papers
| The Almao Douch prize for Best student in Crimes | Nathan Scrivener Nathan Scrivener is also the winner of the award for Best Student in Land Law. |
| The Wolters Kluwer Prize for Best student in Corporate Entities | Chantelle Tyler |
| The Wolters Kluwer Prize for Best student in Equity & Succession | Sarah Sprout |
| Best student in Dispute Resolution | Kayla Flintoft |
Fourth Year Law Papers
| The Thomson Reuters prize for Best student in Civil Procedure | Nathan Scrivener |
| Best student in Treaty of Waitangi in Contemporary Aotearoa | Tim Fahey |
| The McCaw Lewis prize for Best student in Maori Land Law | Susanna Collinson Susanna Collinson is also the winner of the award for Best Student in Indigenous Peoples Rights. |
| The Thomson Reuters prize for Best student in Public International Law | Susanna Collinson |
| The Riverside Law prize for Best Family Law student in 2017 | Lisa Rozendaal |
| The Riverside Law prize for Best Family Law student in 2018 | Emma Speakman and Jamie Blackburn who are first equal prize winners |
| Best student in Issues in Family Law | Bridget McGowan |
| Best student in Comparative Law | Thilini Karunaratne Thilini Karunaratne is also the winner of the award for Best Student in Legal Ethics. |
| Best student in Employment Law | Jordan Allison Jordan Allison is also the winner of the award for Best Student in Human Rights Law. |
| Best student in Commercial Transactions | Sophie Aubrey |
| The David English prize for Best student in Competition Law in 2017 | Hendrina Janse van Vuuren |
| The David English prize for Best student in Competition Law in 2018 | Philip McHugh Phillip McHugh is also the winner of Wolters Kluwer prize for Best Student in Revenue Law. |
| Best student in Energy Law | Thilo Jacobs Thilo Jacobs is also the winner of the award for Best Student in Introduction to the Law of International Trade. |
| Best student in Environmental Law | Stephen Drysdale Stephen Drysdale is also the winner of the award for Best Student in Law and New Technologies. |
| Best student in Cyber Law | Ashleigh Millington |
| Best student in Mining & Petroleum Law | Louise Ford |
| Best student in NZ Animal Law What, Why and Where to | Sophie Nairn |
| Best student in Advocacy | Edmond Carrucan |
| The James and Wells prize for Best student in Intellectual Property | Tim Fahey and Philip McHugh who are first equal |
| Best student in The Law of the Sea | Steneth Kaniki |
| Best student in Foreign Investment Law | Laura Cools |
| The Lexis Nexis prize for Best student in The Law of Evidence | Regan Johnston |
| Best student in Work Placement | Abdulakeem Iyanda Abdulakeem Iyanda has now started his legal career at Rowden Law, which is where he completed his work placement. |
Photographs of the event
Can be viewed on the Te Piringa - Faculty of Law Facebook page.
