Our team of barristers and solicitors excel at trial in first instance courts, and are equally adept before appeal courts.
Practice areas
Antitrust/Competition
Appellate
Arbitration (Domestic & International)
Banking and Financial Services
Contract Disputes
Corporate, M&A and Securities Litigation
Energy & Natural Resources
Fair Trading and Consumer Protection
Restructuring & Insolvency
Shareholder Disputes
Technology & Intellectual Property
White Collar & Regulatory Defence
Representative litigation matters in which our lawyers have acted as counsel include:
Multinational retailer
Defending a multinational retailer against a significant criminal prosecution brought by the Commerce Commission under the Fair Trading Act, alleging false and misleading conduct.
Pumpkin Patch
Acted for the unsecured employee creditors in the Pumpkin Patch administration.
Interest rate swaps
Acting for a party to a civil action in relation to the mis-selling of rural interest rate swaps.
Visa interchange litigation
Represented Visa New Zealand in anti-trust proceedings brought by the New Zealand Commerce Commission.
Judicial review of resource consent
Successfully acted for shopping centre developer in judicial review proceedings, arising out of grant of resource consent for shopping centre development.
Negligence of liquidator
Acted for plaintiff in negligence claim against German liquidator, involving private international law issues.
Agricultural sector
Represented fruit exporter in High Court litigation arising out of alleged breaches of fruit supply agreements, and related insolvency proceedings.
US IP rights holder
Acting for the US plaintiff rights holders in the Eight Mile litigation against the National Party, alleging copyright infringement in relaton to the Eminem song 'Lose Yourself'.
Ponzi scheme
Acting for the liquidators of a significant ‘ponzi’ scheme.
Scheme of arrangement
Acting for the successful acquirer in a scheme of arrangement concluded under Part 15 of the Companies Act.
Contributory mortgages
Acted for successful plaintiff in contract dispute relating to contributory mortgage schemes. Secret Commissions Act and Securities Act issues also litigated.
Complex shareholder dispute
$NZ30m shareholder dispute (finance company), including allegations of breach of contract and fraud.
ASX listed tech company
Acting for an ASX listed technology company in High Court proceedings concerning a post-M&A dispute.
UK medical technology co.
Acted for a UK-based technology company in potential High Court proceedings arising out of a contract with a public authority.
Wholesale telco services
Represented a leading New Zealand telecommunications company in proceedings against competitor Telco relating to the supply of wholesale telecommunications services.
Aircraft purchase dispute
Acted for successful defendants in aircraft option contract dispute.
Breach of director duties
Acted for successful plaintiff in action against former CEO and director for breach of fiduciary duties, and associated parties for knowing receipt.
Technology joint venture dispute
Acted for technology joint venture (between various international airlines) in dispute with computer reservation software supplier.
Includes matters handled by our lawyers at LLA or prior to joining the firm.