John McSoriley

John Andrew McSoriley (born 10 November, 1948), LLB (1974), BA (1978) (Auck) is a Wellington, New Zealand Lawyer specialising in Public law and Natural Resources law. He is also a legal writer in the areas of Forestry, Environmental and Public Law. He is a Parliamentary lawyer and is the current New Zealand Parliamentary Legislative Analyst.
Early life
McSoriley was born in Invercargill. He did his legal studies at the University of Auckland and was admitted to the Bar in Wellington in 1976.
Selected publications
* Report From Forestry Joint Venture Working Group, MOF, 1991 (co-author)
* Forestry, LexisNexis Butterworths, Wellington, 1994. (with Garry Herrington)
* "New Zealand's Indigenous Forestry Laws", in International Environmental Law and Regulations, John Wiley plc and Centre for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, 1997.
* "Forestry", New Zealand Forms and Precedents, LexisNexis Butterworths Wellington, 1993 and 1998.(with Garry Herrington)
* "Forestry", The Laws of New Zealand, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2000.
* [http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/parl-support/research-papers/00PLLawRP03031/new-zealands-link-with-the-privy-council-and-the-proposed "New Zealand's link with the Privy Council and the proposed Supreme Court", Parliamentary Library, Wellington, 2003.]
* [http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/parl-support/research-papers/00PLLawRP00011/new-zealand-constitution "The New Zealand Constitution", Parliamentary Library, Wellington, 2005.]
* New Zealand Parliamentary Library Bills Digests. (continuing)
 
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