Becroft and Hall: Driving Under the Influence

Geoff Hall LLB (Hons)(Otago), LLM (VUW) practised law briefly in New South Wales in the late 1980s and was director of the Fiji Law Reform Commission in 1992, with responsibility for its re-establishment. He was the technical adviser to the Department of Courts' Sentencing Information System and oversees the publication of the Sentencing Digest for the Ministry of Justice. Geoff has lectured in the law faculty at the University of Otago since 1975. In December 2014, Geoff was conferred the title of Emeritus Professor of Law; he continues to lecture part-time.

Judge Andrew Becroft BA, LLB (Hons)(Auckland) was a barrister/solicitor, and later associate, at Fortune Manning Law Partnership in Auckland between 1980 and 1986. From 1986 to 1993 Judge Becroft was a founder and senior solicitor at the Mangere Community Law Centre, for which he was awarded the New Zealand Commemoration Medal in 1990 for services to the community. Between 1993 and 1996 Judge Becroft worked as a barrister sole specialising in traffic and criminal litigation. In May 1996, he was appointed a District Court Judge at the Whanganui District Court. In June 2001, he was appointed as the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand. In 2016, his Honour Judge Andrew Becroft was appointed the Children's Commissioner.