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WELCOME TO GARY JUDD QC

Gary Judd QC, a Queens Counsel since 1995, was Chairman of ASB Bank from 1988, and its associate life assurance company Sovereign from 1998, until he retired from ASB involvement in 2011. He also had a three-year stint as chairman of Ports of Auckland. He was a prime ministerial appointee to the Apec Business Advisory Council (ABAC) 2009-2012.

Deflation is good: trying to defeat it has serious drawbacks with potential for danger

February 13, 2020

by Gary Judd QC

[Published in Cuffelinks, October 19, 2016]

Deflation’s evil has become an established fact. I contend the truth is exactly the opposite — price deflation is good and price inflation is bad. What’s more the tools used to defeat deflation and promote inflation are potent...

Minister’s ideology crushes innovation

February 15, 2018

Gary Judd QC

Socialism's authoritarian iron fist: if early termination not agreed to, "I am reserving my right to issue a notice of 'termination for convenience' under charter schools' existing contracts."

Capitalism could be our friend

November 19, 2017

by Gary Judd QC

Although Peters and Ardern may be saying that they want to roll back capitalism, they can’t do that. It’s not possible to roll back something that doesn’t exist, but it is possible to diminish freedom by increased socialism. Every additional government intervention dim...

SIMPLE TRUTHS FOR POLITICIANS

November 19, 2017

by Gary Judd QC

The system of economic freedom leads to increasing prosperity. It also promotes the free and democratic society we claim to believe in. As Mises explained, the economics of the free market and liberty go hand in hand. We need politicians who practice and preach these s...

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