Litigation services - Auckland and New Zealand

SERVICES

SEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE

I have conducted litigation in relation to search and surveillance in the context of:
- a criminal prosecution
- criminal proceeds matters
- trust litigation
- the killing of a person by an on-duty police officer

PUBLIC AND HUMAN RIGHTS LITIGATION

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
- Discrimination related to gang membership

CIVIL CLAIMS AGAINST THE POLICE

This 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

FIREARMS

Criminal and civil issues
Licensing issues

TRUST LITIGATION
FAMILY TRUSTS
CHARITABLE TRUSTS

I have led and assisted with a variety of trust disputes, including family trusts, resulting trust and constructive trust arguments, and charitable trust issues. I have acted for trustees, and for beneficiaries.

HIGH PROFILE AND/OR CONTROVERSIAL FAMILY COURT LITIGATION

There are numerous media reports of my work in the Family Court and High Court relating to challenges to Oranga Tamariki, its evidence, and its historic uplifting of babies and little children.

I will only act in the Family Court on publicly important or high profile or controversial matters. My advocacy tends to suit hard cases. It is not a Court I enjoy being in. I only work in this Court because of the serious need for a different style of advocacy from time to time.

WHITE COLLAR CRIME AND REGULATORY OFFENCES

I am able to lead and/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.

CRIMINAL PROCEEDS (RECOVERY) ACT 2009

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 LITIGATION

I 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.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILES & MEMBERSHIPS

PROFILES WITH LAW SOCIETY AND BAR ASSOCIATION

New Zealand Law Society website
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New Zealand Bar Association website
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MEMBERSHIPS

Pacific Island Lawyers Association
NZ Bar Association

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