Please note, I am not a legal aid barrister, however i will consider limited legal aid approval for criminal proceeds and some other civil matters.
SEARCH AND SURVEILLANCEI have conducted litigation in relation to search and surveillance in the context of a criminal prosecution, criminal proceeds matters, trust litigation, and in the context of a fatal police killing.
PUBLIC AND HUMAN RIGHTS LITIGATIONThis is a growing area of practice. I am increasingly sought out to lead or assist with publicly important matters relating to:
- Police powers - Education providers' treatment of students - Discrimination from public agencies towards private citizens - Oranga Tamariki care and protection of children CIVIL CLAIMS AGAINST THE POLICEThis is a growing area of my practice.
- Fatal and non-fatal police shootings - IPCA assistance - Privacy Act and OIA breaches - Breach of Bill of Rights Act, Human Rights Act, Policing Act - Negligence - Misfeasance - Test litigation Please note, if you have a merited, evidence based criminal complaint against a police officer, please raise this in the first instance with your local police station. Prosecutions for criminal activity are brought by Police and/or the Crown in New Zealand. On occasion, I receive enquiries requesting a private prosecution of a member of the police or a former member of the police. These types of proceedings are rare and expensive. You will need to have significant funding in order to bring a private prosecution. It is helpful for you to have already made a complaint to the police and waited for an outcome as to whether they will prosecute. FIREARMSCriminal and civil issues
Licensing issues TRUST LITIGATION
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WHITE COLLAR CRIME AND REGULATORY OFFENCESI am able to lead or assist with financial crime litigation, money laundering, fraud, and defending regulatory offences.
I am available to assist with investigations by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), WorkSafe, Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE), some Inland Revenue investigations (IRD), and investigations brought by the Employment Inspectorate. I have a strong interest in migrant exploitation defences. 
Legal Award Winners for the APAC region here during 2022
CRIMINAL PROCEEDS (RECOVERY) ACT 2009I am a leader in this practice area among a new generation of barristers.
Opposition to restraint Opposition to forfeiture Applications for severance of property interests Applications for exclusion of property on basis of undue hardship Judicial Review of Commissioner of Police's and his officers' powers under the Criminal Proceeds regime Judicial Review of the Official Assignee's powers under the Criminal Proceeds regime I have represented and/or advised companies, company directors/shareholders, trusts, trustees, beneficiaries, members of motorcycle clubs, innocent family members related to the respondent who have had their own property interests restrained, and of late, children. If you have been advised to "just consent" to restraining orders, please contact me for a free second opinion. CIVIL TEST LITIGATION / REFORMATIVE ADVOCACY / CONTROVERSIAL PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATIONI have conducted controversial test litigation in the Family Court and High Court. I have conducted test litigation under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009, the Education and Training Act 2020, and the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. Test litigation enquiries may be in any practice area except immigration, relationship property, and resource management law.
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILES & MEMBERSHIPS
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PROFILES WITH LAW SOCIETY AND BAR ASSOCIATION
ALLY TO THE LGBTI+ COMMUNITY
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MEMBERSHIPSNew Zealand Bar Association
New Zealand Criminal Bar Association New Zealand Law Society Auckland Law Association (formerly ADLS) Pacific Island Lawyers Association |