The Criminal Bar Association of New Zealand ("CBA") is an incorporated society. The objects of the Assocation are, inter alia:
To promote fellowship and mutual support for those with a practice or an interest in the criminal law;
To promote amongst the public and practitioners knowledge and reform of the criminal law;
To promote any other activities consistent with the spirit of the above;
To affiliate with and maintain connections with international associations with similar objects;
To promote proper conduct at the criminal bar
Click here to read the Rules of the Association.
The Association is governed by an Executive Committee, comprised of a President, Vice-President and Committee members. The current committee members are:
Fiona Guy Kidd KC (President, Invercargill)
Chris Wilkinson-Smith (Vice-President, Whanganui)
Adam Simperingham (Vice-President, Gisborne)
Len Andersen KC (Immediate Past President, Dunedin)
Tony Bouchier, Treasurer (Auckland)
Rachael Adams (Tauranga)
Aysser Al-Janabi (Manukau)
Kerryn Beaton QC (Christchurch)
Kris Gledhill (Auckland)
Jarrod Griffin (Auckland)
Andy Hill ( Rotorua)
Jonathan Hudson (Auckland)
Lucie Scott (Wellington)
Kelly-Ann Stoikoff (Auckland)
Shane Tait (Auckland)
Sumudu Thode ( Auckland and Northland)
Steven Zindel (Nelson)