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The
Evening Post
May 23, 1998
A lawyer against all odds
NZPA
Nick Wills' law degree cost more than the usual blood, sweat and tears.
Nearly three years ago his legal future was almost destroyed by a fellow
student's false accusation of rape.
Yesterday he was back in court, but the outlook was not so grim. Mr Wills was
admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court.
Hamilton lawyer
Warren Scotter was by his former client's side and
moved his admission to the Bar.
Mr Wills was a 22-year-old science graduate embarking on his second science
degree at Waikato
University when life
turned sour in August 1995.
Accused of a brutal rape, he was branded a serial rapist and harassed on
campus, losing his job and home.
Mr Wills fought to preserve his future and began a private investigation to
prove his innocence. Three months after his arrest, the charges were dropped.
Mr Wills works with Hamilton
law firm James and Wells.
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