3 Hare Court—Sir David Baragwanath

3 Hare Court has welcomed the Honourable Sir David Baragwanath, the former president and current appellate judge of the United Nations’ Special Tribunal for Lebanon, to chambers as a door tenant.

Originally from Auckland, Sir David is an overseas bencher of the Inner Temple, a former New Zealand Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, and past president of the New Zealand Law Commission. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1983 and focused his practice on public and commercial law. His standout cases include acting as lead counsel advising the Royal Commission of Enquiry into the Mount Erebus air disaster in Antarctica; representing the Maori people before the New Zealand Court of Appeal in cases which helped to recognise and restore indigenous rights; and ordering trial for criminal contempt by corporations at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

Joint head of chambers at 3 Hare Court, Jeffrey Golden, commented: ‘Our invitation to Sir David to join 3 Hare Court as a door tenant recognises and honours his distinguished career as advocate and jurist. His acceptance of this appointment ensures for the rest of us in chambers direct access to a man of great intellect and the highest professional values.’

Sir David added: ‘It is a privilege to be invited to join 3 Hare Court. The set is showing how to combine the practice of law with charitable, including educational, outreach, helping lift standards of judicial and other legal performance, to benefit communities internationally.’