Episode 4: Sam talks human rights law, moving to London and access to justice

October 17, 2016 / Katie Cowan

In this episode solicitor of 10 years Sam Benton talks to Katie about his career in human rights law and later regulatory enforcement, moving from New Zealand to practise in the UK, musical theatre, male mental health and access to justice issues.

The access to justice I refer to is this one by her Honour Justice Winkelmann: "Who Needs Lawyers? Access to Justice in New Zealand". My apologies to her Honour for misstating her authorship in the podcast.

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