About me

I have 30 years of commercial litigation experience and hold an LL.B. and a B.Com. in Management from the University of Canterbury.

My experience includes representing clients in the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal, and at arbitrations and mediations.

I have extensive experience in project management of large commercial litigation. I also have expertise assisting senior counsel with drafting pleadings, briefing witnesses, working with expert witnesses, document management and review, and interlocutory hearings, trials and appeals.

My work includes advising and representing clients in: judicial review proceedings; insurance, contract, franchising and shareholder disputes; regulatory proceedings including in relation to the Commerce Commission and Financial Markets Authority; proceedings in relation to misrepresentation, fraud and breach of duty; and proceedings for urgent relief, including injunctions, and search and freezing orders.

I am particularly interested in IT, and passionate about leading edge technology for law and business.

I have previously practised at Bell Gully, Minter Ellison, Allens (in Australia) and Duncan Cotterill.

Working with me

I am an experienced commercial litigation lawyer who is organised, meticulous and conscientious. I am genuine, trusted and a safe pair of hands. I pay attention to detail. I use my initiative and extensive knowledge and experience of legal technology to manage commercial litigation efficiently and effectively.

Electronic Casebooks

I studied computer science and mathematics at university and have continued to develop my knowledge of technology and IT, particularly where it is relevant to the practice of law. I have a comprehensive understanding of legal technology and use it to enhance my ability to be efficient and effective.

I have been involved in the development of the Senior Courts Electronic Documents Protocol since 2014. I was a co-author and presenter of the New Zealand Law Society's “Electronic Casebooks – Higher Courts” seminars, and the New Zealand Law Society's “Building Electronic Casebooks” webinar in 2016. In 2018 I was nominated by the New Zealand Law Society to assist with a review of the use of electronic documents in court, which culminated in the Senior Courts Electronic Documents Protocol that came into effect on 1 March 2019. I was a co-author and presenter of the New Zealand Law Society's “Civil Electronic Casebooks – Senior Courts” seminars in 2019.