James Watson – Māori Law Review

Articles by James Watson since 2011

James graduated from the university of Otago in 2015 with a BA in Philosophy and an LLB (Hons) (First Class). James received academic prizes in papers such as Advanced Public Law, Treaty of Waitangi, Advanced Contract and Tort, and Commercial Equity and was the top 300 level philosophy student in his cohort. James' honours dissertation received the New Zealand Law Foundation's Unpublished Undergraduate Award for 2014.

Judicial review – allowed – concessions to use conservation estate – giving effect to Treaty principles – Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust, 06 Mar 2019
Judicial review – appeal dismissed – use of conservation land – decision gave effect to Treaty principles – Ngāi Tai Ki Tamaki Tribal Trust, 07 Jan 2018
Judicial review – dismissed – concessions to use conservation estate – respondent gave effect to Treaty principles – Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki Tribal Trust, 08 Apr 2017
Judicial review – refusal of Waitangi Tribunal to inquire urgently – Supreme Court refuses appeal – Tūrāhui, 10 Dec 2016
Judicial review – refusal of Waitangi Tribunal to inquire urgently upheld – Tūrāhui – Court of Appeal, 01 Dec 2016
Procedure – whether interim order to continue – validity of resolutions – serious issue – Durie, 28 Sep 2016
Judicial review – allocation of contested lands based on tikanga Māori – Te Runanga O Ngati Manawa, 03 Jul 2016
Conservation management – endangered wildlife – The Priority Report Concerning Māui’s Dolphin, 01 May 2016
Judicial review – Crown conduct after Treaty settlement – preliminary questions hearing refused – Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust, 04 Mar 2016
Judicial Review – appeal dismissed from grant of review – selection process for membership of Independent Maori Statutory Board – Te Rangi, 03 Mar 2016