Sir Ronald Keith Davison GBE CMG QC (16 November 1920 – 2 July 2015) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist.
[2] In 1948, Davison married Jacqueline May Carr, and the couple had three children,[2] including Paul Davison KC, who is a High Court Judge and a barrister who prosecuted, among other cases, the trial of Scott Watson for the disappearance of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds on 1 January 1998.
His sentence of 10 years jail for the French secret service agents was highly applauded, and he made a memorable statement:[3] People who come to this country and commit terrorist activities cannot expect to have a short holiday at the expense of our Government and return home as heroes.When The New Zealand Herald celebrated its 150th birthday in November 2013, they named a "New Zealander of the Year" for each year of their history.
Davison was their New Zealander of the Year for 1985 for his conduct during the trial of the French secret service agents.
This involved allegations against a number of parties including the merchant bank Fay Richwhite.