Jeremy quickly grasps legal situations and provides accurate, commercially realistic advice. From mediations to arbitrations to court hearings Jeremy is skilled at applying legal principles to help you craft and execute a strategy to achieve your goals.

Jeremy will be proactive in driving your case and applying his insight and experience to solving your dispute. Jeremy has particular expertise in commercial, insolvency, equity, relationship property and trust and estate law. He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and holds a STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes, placing first in his global class. Jeremy has offices in both Auckland and Christchurch and works on cases across New Zealand.

Areas of Focus

Contentious Trusts & Estates

Arbitration

Dispute Resolution

Relationship Property & Family Law

Shareholder Disputes

Recent Case Law

In his career Jeremy has appeared as lead counsel in the majority of his reported cases. His recent cases cover a wide area of law and a number of them are leading authorities in their area. He regularly appears in court and often takes matters at short notice.

Recent Case Law

In his career Jeremy has appeared in over 25 reported cases and in the majority of them as lead counsel. His recent cases cover a wide area of law and a number of them are leading authorities in their area. He regularly appears in court and often takes matters at short notice.

Papers & Publications

  • Who Should Pay and When [2019] NZLJ 360
  • The Arbitration of Trust Disputes: Opportunities and Risks (The Arbitrator & Mediator December 2014)
  • Directors’ and Officers’ policies [2014] NZLJ 126
  • Farewell to Hastings-Bass [2013] NZLJ 249
  • Peer-to-peer filesharing [2013] NZLJ 172
  • Steigrad v BFSL 2007 Ltd [2012] NZCA 604
  • Plain packaging for tobacco [2012] NZLJ 246
  • Earthquakes, mortgagees and lessees [2011] NZLJ 301
  • Contract: missed opportunity? [2010] NZLJ 50
  • ‘Anti-smacking law’ and judicial review [2009] NZLJ 11

Papers & Publications

  • Who Should Pay and When [2019] NZLJ 360
  • The Arbitration of Trust Disputes: Opportunities and Risks (The Arbitrator & Mediator December 2014)
  • Directors’ and Officers’ policies [2014] NZLJ 126
  • Farewell to Hastings-Bass [2013] NZLJ 249
  • Peer-to-peer filesharing [2013] NZLJ 172
  • Steigrad v BFSL 2007 Ltd [2012] NZCA 604
  • Plain packaging for tobacco [2012] NZLJ 246
  • Earthquakes, mortgagees and lessees [2011] NZLJ 301
  • Contract: missed opportunity? [2010] NZLJ 50
  • ‘Anti-smacking law’ and judicial review [2009] NZLJ 11

Contact Jeremy for an appointment
027 418 1654