*Proposals for Engagement have a 5 calendar day expiry period for acceptance. 
* Flexible payment arrangements for large pieces of litigation.
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LEGAL FEES 

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CIVIL LITIGATION

$490 per hour + GST and disbursements 

Civil litigation includes employment matters, criminal proceeds defence, search and surveillance matters, contractual disputes, insurance disputes, commercial matters, insolvency etc. 

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FAMILY COURT LITIGATION

$600 per hour + GST & disbursements 
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Care of Children Act 2004
Family Violence Act 2018
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Make sure you have adequate funding for private counsel at the start of your engagement. I take on very few cases in the Family Court, and generally only controversial or high risk matters that require aggressive advocacy.
​For family law specialists, please visit the NZ Law Society's Family Law Section webpage. I am a civil barrister who acts in the Family Court from time to time. 

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PUBLIC LITIGATION

$400 per hour plus GST and disbursements 

These are civil claims against government departs, police, and other public entities. 

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CRIMINAL LITIGATION

$390 per hour + GST and disbursements 

I am not a criminal specialist. I am a civil specialist who acts in the criminal jurisdiction from time to time.
​For more complex criminal matters, I act with a senior criminal barrister as part of a team.
I always happy to recommend criminal specialists to clients. 

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​INSTRUCTING SOLICITORS - INCLUDING REVERSE BRIEFED SOLICITORS

"If your matter requires an instructing solicitor, then the solicitor's fees are in addition to my fees as your barrister every month. If further barristers are added to your litigation team, their fees will be in addition to my fees, my instructing solicitor's fees, and their instructing solicitors' fees."

NB: For larger matters that require 2 or more barristers, the legal fees of additional barristers will be subject to their own rates, terms, and conditions of engagement. You will need to sign separate engagements for each barrister added to your team. 

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Retainers are paid to the instructing solicitor's trust account

• A solicitor is the legal professional who holds a trust account.
• The solicitor on a matter provides another check & balance as to the advice and approach of counsel.
• You are a client of both the barrister and the barrister's instructing solicitor. 
• The solicitor conducts AML (anti-money laundering procedure); in some cases, this barrister's practice will conduct our own checks. 
• ​All invoices of Counsel are sent to both the client, the litigation funder (if relevant), and the solicitor.

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HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR LITIGANTS ​

Conduct Rules

All lawyers (Barristers & Solicitors and Barristers Sole) must follow rules and regulations set by Parliament. The Conduct and Client Care Rules 2008 are found here.
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New Zealand Law Society Website

The NZLS operate a very user friendly service for both lawyers and clients.  If you require my help navigating the site, please let me know.  You can visit their website here. 
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Find a Case

​The Ministry of Justice publish many decisions of the the courts and tribunals online.  Please visit this website here.
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Ministry of Justice

You can find plenty of information about the New Zealand court system, enforcement, and general information about procedure in the courts and tribunals on this website. Please visit it here.
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Litigation Funders in New Zealand 

For large value commercial litigation (more than $1,000,000), litigation funding may be an option. Please see the law society's brief article on litigation funders present in the New Zealand market here.
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NEW ZEALAND LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE

This is a great public and free legal research resource found here.