David Newnes

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David Wallace Newnes is an Australian lawyer and judge who was a member of the Court of Appeal of Western Australia.

In 1978, Newnes graduated from the Law School at the University of Western Australia. [1] That same year, after completing articles of clerkship with the Australian law firm Muir Williams Nicholson, Newnes was admitted to legal practice. [2]

In 1982, Newnes joined Hong Kong law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques as a solicitor. In 1985, he became a litigation partner with the firm. [2] In 1995, Newnes became a litigation partner and head of the litigation practice of the Perth, Western Australia office of Blake Dawson Waldron. [2]

In 2003, Newnes was appointed a Master of the Court to the Supreme Court of Western Australia. In 2007, Newnes became a justice and on 24 February 2009, was appointed to the Court of Appeal of Western Australia. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "David Newnes (1978)". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Hon. Justice David Wallace Newnes". Supreme Court of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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