Ivor Richardson Lecture
The lecture honours the extraordinary contributions Sir Ivor Richardson made to New Zealand jurisprudence and the teaching of law.
About the project
The focus of the Ivor Richardson lecture is to be “Private Law in Action”, with the speaker drawn from leading New Zealand lawyers and legal scholars.
Sir Ivor Richardson was a Professor of Law at Victoria University from 1967 to 1973, served as Dean of the Law Faculty from 1968 to 1971 and was Chancellor of the University from 1984 to 1986. Sir Ivor was appointed a Judge of the High Court in 1977 and a few months later he was elevated to the Court of Appeal where he sat until his retirement in 2002. Sir Ivor served as President of the Court of Appeal from 1996 to 2002.
The first Ivor Richardson Lecture, on the role of domestic courts in international arbitrations, will be delivered by Sarah Grimmer.
Ms Grimmer is a law graduate of Victoria University and Cambridge University. An internationally renowned arbitrator and a member of Twenty Essex Chambers, Ms Grimmer was the Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and a member of the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. She is frequently invited to address conferences on issues associated with international arbitrations.
Grant amount
$10,000 in 2023
About
With the support of the Borrin Foundation, the Judges of the Court of Appeal and the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington have established the Ivor Richardson Lecture.
Contact
Petra Butler, Associate Dean (Academic Programmes & International Engagement)