Commercial litigation

• Assisting successful claim in the High Court against an ex-employee and manufacturer for breaches of copyright and confidentiality.
• Junior to senior counsel in complex insurance arbitration regarding notification and involving questions of insurers’ co-obligations.

Professional Indemnity

• Junior counsel in successful defence of High Court proceeding involving claims against a building consultant: Bates v Auckland Council & Anor [2021] NZHC 2558, and successful costs award [2022] NZHC 336.
• Appearance as sole counsel in successful application for security for costs in the High Court in respect of a claim against a solicitor: Harrison v Harrison [2020] NZHC 3066.
• Assisting in the defence and settlement of proceedings brought against an engineer involved with large residential development.
• Defending a professional trustee involved in proceedings in the High Court following the failure of a finance company.
• Assisting successful defences of architects in proceedings in the Weathertight Homes Tribunal and in the High Court involving both residential and commercial buildings.
• Defending solicitors involved in proceedings in the High Court for breaches of professional duties including conflicts of interest.

Employment Practices Liability

• Advising employer and employee clients in relation to Covid-19.
• Successfully resolved various employment dispute(s) pre-hearing in relation to alleged harassment, sexual harassment, bullying, unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal and breaches of the Employment Relations Act 2000, Minimum Wage Act 1983 and Holidays Act 2003.

General Liability

• Acting for an offshore client responding to a highly technical Commerce Commission investigation regarding product safety.