Elaine Ward worked as a Solicitor in the area of Civil, Commercial, Family, Immigration Law and Conveyancing for three years before becoming a Barrister Sole in 2005, specialising in Criminal Law.
Degree Held: LL.B/BA (Auck)
Year Admitted: 2001
Barrister Sole: 2005
Areas of Practice: Appeals against sentence or conviction
Contact details:
E – e.ward@libertylaw.co.nz
P – 09 262 1136 (follow prompt for extension)
M – +64 21 367 710
Experience:
- Pacific Leadership Scholarship Recipient
- 2002 to 2005 Solicitor
- 2005 to Current : Barrister Sole
- Successful Not Guilty Results
- Murder Trials
- Unlawful Sexual Connection
- Allegations / Rape Trials
- Aggravated Robbery Trials
- Grievous Bodily Harm Trials
- Successful Results in Manufacturing Methamphetamine Trials
- Successful Trial work and Summary Hearings in all areas of
Criminal Law - Successful Appeals to the Court of Appeal and High Court
- Successful Applications for Abuse of Process, Discharge without Convictions and Work Licences
Ongoing Education and Professional Membership:
- Member of the New Zealand Law Society
- Member of the Manukau Bar Association
- Committee Member of the Manukau Bar Association
- Duty Solicitor Workshop Assessor