▁ ▁Jo ynt ▁trained ▁others ▁in ▁law , ▁and ▁this ▁included ▁his ▁brother - in - law , ▁James ▁Arthur ▁F les her , ▁Thomas ▁Walter ▁String er ▁( K C ), ▁James ▁Hay , ▁and ▁Maurice ▁James ▁G ress on ▁( an ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Kenneth ▁Mac far lane ▁G ress on ; ▁both ▁grands ons ▁of ▁Justice ▁G ress on ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁case ▁that ▁made ▁him ▁prominent ▁was ▁the ▁successful ▁defence ▁of ▁Mrs ▁P atter son ▁and ▁Miss ▁Williams , ▁who ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁ar son ▁of ▁their ▁le ased ▁ca fe ▁in ▁C ash el ▁Street . ▁Other ▁prominent ▁cases ▁were ▁the ▁defence ▁for ▁C eden o , ▁the ▁murder ▁that ▁happened ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁William ▁Robinson , ▁and ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁Hugh ▁Mc Le od , ▁who ▁had ▁murder ed ▁his ▁wife . ▁Jo ynt ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁important ▁civil ▁cases , ▁of ▁which ▁a ▁Ka ia po i ▁case ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁was ▁remarkable . ▁Jo ynt ' s ▁client , ▁Mr ▁Ke et ley , ▁proceeded ▁against ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Public ▁Works , ▁William ▁Re e ves , ▁for ▁compens ation ▁against ▁losses ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁North ▁railway ▁line . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁considerable ▁compens ation ▁was ▁paid . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁people ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁King ' s ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ; ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁he