Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Danielle Beston, Barrister, Danielle Beston Barrister
Court Judgments and Decisions that have Shaped Traffic Law, Lessons Learned, and Latest Developments
Traffic law continues to evolve through courtroom decisions. This session explores the most influential cases, what they mean for legal practitioners, and how to apply recent developments to everyday traffic matters for stronger advocacy and outcomes.
Presented by Zoe Reid, Barrister
Learning Objectives:
- Review key judgments that have influenced traffic law in New Zealand
- Apply lessons from recent decisions to improve case strategy
Presenters
Danielle Beston, Barrister
Danielle Beston is a Barrister Sole who holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Philosophy from the University of Auckland. She is a member of the New Zealand Law Society, The Auckland District Law Society and the Criminal Bar Association. Danielle has presented at seminars held by the Continuing Legal Education Division of the New Zealand Law Society, the University of Auckland Alumni Network, the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment and Legalwise Seminars. With over 20 years’ experience as a defence lawyer, Danielle has a special interest in traffic and transportation law. She has represented clients in a wide range of different industries throughout New Zealand in relation to Police Prosecutions and New Zealand Transport Agency investigations. She has also been a contributor to the New Zealand Trucking Magazine’s “Legal Lines” column since 2006.”
Zoe Reid, Barrister
Zoe has been practising law since 2007, having studied at the University of Auckland where she obtained a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (majoring in psychology and sociology) and then commencing her career at a corporate law firm. In 2009 the pull to step out from behind a desk and engage more with members of her community led to Zoe joining Chris Reid’s well-established criminal law practice. Zoe was delighted to get the opportunity to work alongside her father and learn his trade! In 2011, Zoe became the principal of the practice and Chris has worked as a consultant ever since. For more than 10 years Zoe has focused her practice solely on drink drive and traffic law. As a specialist drink drive and traffic lawyer, Zoe has extensive experience appearing on such matters in the District Court, including successfully taking matters on appeal to the High Court. Zoe has presented seminars on drink drive law to other law practitioners and is also instructed by other practitioners to provide written advice on the topic, often appearing on their behalf as counsel at court.
