Sam Davison Email & Phone Number

Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, NZ

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

I am currently employed in a Trial Advocate role with Territory Criminal Lawyers in Darwin. My role consists of regular appearances in jury trials, contested summary hearings, Supreme Court pleas and other complex matters. The majority of my current workload involves being directly briefed by the Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission (supplemented by.

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

For ten months, I was employed in a Senior Criminal Lawyer role with NAAJA in Darwin. My role involved appearances in complex matters as lead defence counsel in the Local Court, Youth Justice Court and Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (including bush courts in remote Aboriginal communities).This specialist trial counsel position involved.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

For approximately three years, I was employed as a Senior Solicitor Advocate. I appeared daily before the County Court and Magistrates’ Court in Melbourne and across regional Victoria. I routinely appeared in contested committals, pleas, contested bail applications involving serious indictable crime. The role involved oral and written submissions, leading.

Melbourne, Australia

Tauranga

From 2016 to 2019, I was employed as a Crown Prosecutor. I prosecuted over 20 jury trials as sole or lead counsel (and junior counsel in the high profile trial of a defendant charged with murder). I also appeared regularly in District Court judge-alone trials and appeals in the High Court.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Projects and planning:
• Providing strategic advice for large scale infrastructure and commercial projects from the conceptual stage through to obtaining consents/permits.
• Assisting with plan change and resource consent applications.
• Reviewing and advising on district plans and plan changes, regional plans, resource consents, designations, and permits.
• Assisting various clients with preparation for mediation and hearings in relation to the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. Regulatory and litigation:
• Advising on all aspects of the Resource Management Act 1991 and related legislation.

Auckland

Employed in the Corporate Law team at Russell McVeagh for a half summer before taking up a university exchange in France.

Auckland

Employed in the Property Law team at Russell McVeagh for a summer.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Law, First Class Honours

Graduated in 2022 with a general Master of Laws - LLM with a First Class Honours average (WAM).

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb) / Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Politics

Activities and Societies: Executive Member of Society of Otago Law Students (SOULS) / First XIII Otago Mens' Rugby League

Semester Exchange, Politics

Education record

Activities and Societies: Deputy Head Boy / School Colours / First XV Rugby / First XIII Rugby League / Premier Tennis / Jazz Band /.