Ronald Davison (1920-2015) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist who served as the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989. Born in Kaponga, he served in the New Zealand Army and Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War before completing his law degree at Auckland University College in 1947. He gained prominence presiding over the trial following the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, sentencing the French agents responsible to ten years' imprisonment, and later chaired the Winebox Inquiry into overseas company taxation from 1994 to 1997 and a 1994 inquiry that led to changes in child protection law. He died in Auckland in 2015. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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What was Ronald Davison's role in the Rainbow Warrior case?
He presided over the case and sentenced the French secret service agents to 10 years in jail.
Ronald Davison presided over the case of the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior. He sentenced the French secret service agents to 10 years in jail, a sentence that was highly applauded.
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Sir Ronald Keith Davison (16 November 1920 – 2 July 2015) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist.
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He served as the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989.
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Sir Ronald Keith Davison (16 November 1920 - 2 July 2015) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist.
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was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist
- Member Of: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Wikipedia category: Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
- Member Of: High Court of New Zealand, Wikipedia category: High Court of New Zealand judges
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Wikidata Q11998384, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1920
Wikidata Q11998384, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1920-11-16
Wikidata Q11998384, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 2015
Wikidata Q11998384, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2015-07-02
Wikidata Q11998384, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Kaponga
Wikidata Q11998384, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Auckland
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