Defence Review 2009
Tim Brewer
- Officer New Zealand Order of Merit
- Territorial Force Decoration
- LLB(Hons) (First Class) - Victoria University of Wellington
- Crown Solicitor: 1988-Present
- Law Commissioner: 1997-2001
- Judge Advocate 2004-2009
- Judge of the Court Martial of New Zealand 2009-Present
Tim is a senior litigation partner in Auld Brewer Mazengarb & McEwen.
Tim has a strong interest in military law stemming from his service in New Zealand's Army Reserve. He holds the rank of Brigadier and in 2009 retired from the post of Director-General of Reserve Forces to serve as a special project officer in Afghanistan undertaking a review of New Zealand's military involvement in that country.
As a member of the Courts-Martial Panel of Advocates, in 2001, Tim was responsible for the prosecution of a case which convened in England and Bosnia to take evidence of witnesses of five different nationalities. He was appointed a Judge Advocate in 2004 and a Judge of the Court Martial of New Zealand in 2009.
Tim was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours.
