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Roman Dexter
His expertise is in public law and judicial review, with a focus on human rights and medico-legal issues.
Areas of practice
His practice comprises litigation and advice on matters of public law, with an emphasis on human rights and anti-discrimination law.
Roman has represented and advised individuals, government, Crown entities and institutions on claims at all levels of the New Zealand court system as well as before the Human Rights Review Tribunal and inquiries. He is also a Professor of Law at The University of Auckland where he teaches Human Rights Law and is director of the Human Rights Law Centre.
Roman is a member of the Legislation Design and Advisory Committee and chairs the New Zealand Law Society’s Human Rights and Privacy Committee. He served as Legal Advisor and Attorney-General for Pitcairn Island from 2007 to 2015.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
| 2019-Present | Rechtwise Liberty |
| 2015-2018 | Senior Crown Counsel Crown Law |
| 2015 | MBE for services to Pitcairn Island |
| 2014 | Queen’s Counsel |
| 1987-Present | Professor at Auckland Law School (now part-time) |
| 1985 | Masters of Jurisprudence The University of Auckland |
| 1984-1986 | Russell McVeagh |
| 1979-1982 | Partner Thorburn & Rishworth |
| 1977-1978 | Russell McVeagh |
| 1978 | LLB(Hons) the University of Auckland |
News & Insights
What is the difference between aiding and abetting?
REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS & LITIGATION
So what is the difference between aiding and abetting? Aiding, as the names suggests, is helping. To abet means to urge on, instigate, or encourage. In any criminal case a defendant can either be charged as a principal or as a party to the offence.
Rae v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZSC 156
CASE SUMMARY
Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the Court of Appeal’s decision to decline to recall a judgment in a civil proceeding? The Supreme Court addressed this issue, among others, in an “unusual, combined leave-and-appeal hearing”.