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said: "He was a rising star of our profession... he was tenacious, fearless and had all the attributes that any criminal barrister would want. We have really lost an ally." During his career, he befriended those he met, including perpetrators and victims. He had an amicable relationship with Garth
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before the station closed down in 2012. The show's format was a panel discussion or interview with legal experts and commentators with the aim of going "behind the headlines of the legal news stories of the day, to inform and educate, as well as entertain the profession and the public at large". In
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in London seeking leave to appeal his convictions for double murder. He successfully appealed to the Privy
Council in 2005 in representing the double murderer Bruce Howse; and his application to the Privy Council in 2008 and 2009 for leave to reopen the case of John Barlow, convicted of the
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In 1996, King became the "youngest New
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King has been described as a "theatrical criminal lawyer". After his death, legal experts praised his legal acumen, "which famously included wild-eyed closing arguments". National
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