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Dr. Michael John Kidd |
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Barrister & Solicitor |
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Case Work |
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Centrepoint Community was set up in 1978. Some were charged with sexual abuse:July 1997 the NZ High Court appointed the Public Trust over community property, and six weeks later the International Human Rights Committee Geneva considered the founder Bert Potters prison treatment in a case brought by Michael Kidd. |
Cases & causes
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In a case arising out of the 2006 Fiji Coup, the Fiji Law Society was sued by the Fiji Human Rights Commission for suspending the practicing certificate of the lawyer who removed the Chief Justice at gunpoint.-High Court Suva Fiji. Michael Kidd was counsel for the Fiji Law Society. 20 June 2007 decision |
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Beyond the Breakwater by Michael Kidd was published in NZ in July 2007 by Ohlah Publishing a self publishing vehicle, a number sold around the Pacific and many were given away .Grateful acknowledgement is made to Nimbin Law of Nimbin, NSW, Australia which paid the cost of the printing of this autobiographical and social commentary of NZ, Fiji and Australia during the life of the writer. |
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Published book |
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An Algerian Professor, Ahmed Zaoui, detained without trial in NZ, two years, as alleged terrorist: International Commission of Jurists report by Michael Kidd 6 February 2004, Waitangi Day NZ, ultimately lead to his release. Ahmed is now a kebab store owner! Yeh! |
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The Family Party (August 08)joined the Alliance Party in challenging the NZ Electoral Commissions broadcasting allowance. for minor parties outside Parliament. The Family Party, as a representative party of the Christian Community, should have been accorded the same treatment afforded the Maori Partythe High Court ruled otherwise. The Court of Appeal (15 months after the election)overturned that & ruled minor parties should have both an opening and closing address on TV, so we were somewhat more successful!!
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