Recent Case Law

  • Lisk v Lisk [2024] NZHC 3360.
  • Re Auckland Medical Aid Trust [2024] NZHC 3282
  • Francis v Mortlock [2024] NZHC 3220
  • Moses v Stark [2023] NZHC 1955
  • Paton v Acropolis Holdings et al [2024] NZHC 43
  • Crawford v Bacon [2022] NZHC 3085
  • Re Trevor Wilson Trustee Ltd [2022] NZHC 2118
  • Stratford v Moses [2022] NZHC 1463
  • Kain v Public Trust [2022] NZSC 65, (2022) 5 NZTR 32-006
  • Kain v Public Trust [2021] NZCA 685, (2021) 5 NZTR 31-020
  • McLaughlin v McLaughlin [2021] NZHC 3015, (2021) 5 NZTR 31-017
  • Church Property Trustees v Carrell [2021] NZHC 1130
  • Public Trust v Kain [2021] NZHC 1000. (2021) 5 NZTR 31-002
  • Smith v Shaw [2020] NZHC 1229, (2020) 5 NZTR 30-007)
  • Smith v Shaw [2020] NZHC 238, [2020] 3 NZLR 661
  • McLaughlin v McLaughlin (2018) 4 NZTR 28-033, [2019] NZAR 286
  • Glasgow Harley Trustee Ltd v McLaughlin [2018] NZHC 290
  • Darlow v Raymond [2017] 3 NZLR 353
  • Rotorway Limited v Sports & Education Corporation Limited [2024] NZHC 3422
  • NBL (New Zealand) Ltd v Northland Food Ltd [2024] NZHC 3433
  • Supermega Market Ltd v NBL (New Zealand) Ltd p2024] NZHC 712
  • Rotorway Limited v Sports & Education Corporation Limited [2024] NZHC 2941
  • Pacific Auto Carrier (NZ) Ltd v Jacanna Holdings Ltd [2023] NZHC 3058
  • Gapes v Dempsey Wood Civil Limited [2023] NZCA 435
  • Lumo Digital Outdoor Limited v O’Sullivan [2023] NZHC 2357
  • Hellaby Resource Services Ltd v Body Corporate 197281 [2023] NZHC 1684
  • Pokeno Limited v Yes Investment NZ Limited [2023] NZHC 598
  • Hellaby Resource Services Ltd v Body Corporate 197281 [2023] NZHC 513
  • Hellaby Resource Services Ltd v Body Corporate 197281 [2023] NZHC 341
  • CSR Pokeno Ltd v YES Investment NZ Ltd [2022] NZHC 2379
  • Zheng v Jun Yue Investments Ltd [2023] NZHC 616
  • Zheng v Jun Yue Investments Ltd [2022] NZHC 3605
  • Clearmont (Queenstown) Ltd v Redwood Group Ltd [2022] NZHC 1567
  • Banks v Farmer [2022] NZHC 458
  • Dempsey Wood Civil Ltd v Gapes [2021] NZHC 2362
  • Fullarton v Arowana International Ltd [2021] NZHC 931
  • KME Services NZ Pty Ltd v CPB Contractors Pty Ltd [2021] NZHC 212, [2021] 2 NZLR 315
  • Jacanna Holdings Ltd v Pacific Auto Carrier (NZ) Ltd [2020] NZHC 3308
  • Li v 110 Formosa (NZ) Ltd [2020] NZCA 492
  • Gloria Jean’s Coffees International Pty Ltd v Daboko Ltd [2020] NZHC 29
  • Northlake Investments Ltd v Wanaka Medical Centre Ltd [2019] NZHC 3443
  • Gloria Jean’s Coffees International Pty Ltd v Daboko Ltd [2019] NZHC 1097
  • Green & McCahill Holdings Ltd v Williams [2023] NZHC 919
  • Green & McCahill Holdings Ltd v Williams [2022] NZHC 3621
  • Green & McCahill Holdings Ltd v Ara Weiti Developments Ltd [2022] NZCA 218
  • Green & McCahill Holdings Ltd v Ara Weiti Developments Ltd [2021] NZHC 219, (2021) 21 NZCPR 844
  • Osmond New Zealand Ltd v Universal Pharmaceuticals Ltd [2023] NZHC 2559
  • Autoterminal International Ltd v Lofa Trustee Ltd [2020] NZHC 1843
  • Property Brokers Ltd v Hastings McLeod Real Estate Ltd [2020] NZHC 271
  • S v VD [2024] NZFC 436
  • JH v LN [2022] NZFC 771
  • Cartwright v Reid [2021] NZDC 23939
  • Coughlan v Enright [2021] NZFC 1637
  • J v J [2021] NZCA 181
  • J v J [2021] NZHC 331
  • J v J [2021] NZHC 96, [2021] NZFLR 145
  • J v J [2020] NZHC 2887, [2020] NZFLR 594
  • J v J [2020] NZHC 2197
  • Pisida Holdings Ltd v Darby [2019] NZFLR 96
  • PEI v SPO SIAC Arbitration No.108 of 2023; interim award dated 28 May 2024
  • LDOL v O’S arbitration; March 2024
  • X v Y
  • Northash Ltd v Zeff Farms Ltd [2022] NZCA 471
  • Pacific Auto Carrier (NZ) Limited v Jacanna Holdings Limited [2023] NZHC 3058
  • Banks v Farmer [2024] NZSC 95
  • Cain v Mettrick [2020] NZHC 2597
  • Cain v Mettrick [2020] NZHC 2197
  • Cain v Mettrick [2019] NZAR 668
  • Banks v Farmer [2019] NZHC 53
  • Banks v Farmer [2018] NZHC 604
  • Banks v Farmer [2017] NZHC 1596
  • Norris v PR Law Queenstown No 1 Trustees Ltd (in liq) [2020] NZHC 1746
  • PR Law Queenstown No 1 Trustee Ltd (in liq) v Norris [2020] NZHC 1397, (2020) 5 NZTR 30-020
  • Cullen Group Ltd v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2019) 24 PRNZ 703
  • P R Law Queenstown No 1 Trustees Ltd (in liq) v Norris [2019] NZHC 1522
  • Gibson v Norris [2019] NZHC 1348
  • Terracedale Developments Ltd v Cavell Leitch [2016] NZHC 605
  • Endurance Holdings Limited v New Plymouth District Council [2024] NZHC 2672
  • NZ Cash Flow Control Ltd v Attorney-General [2022] NZHC 2351
  • Cullen Group Ltd v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2019) NZTC 24-003
  • Commissioner of Inland Revenue v Cullen Group Ltd (2018) 28 NZTC 23-059

Recent Projects

  • Advising on a significant potential class action relating to alleged breaches of the Securities Act and Financial Markets Conduct Act arising from an IPO.
  • Acting for the purchaser in litigation arising from a $200m business sale that collapsed.
  • Providing advice to clients on commercial contracts including the terms of sale and purchase agreements.
  • Advising on the terms of restraints in leases.
  • Acting in numerous relationship property matters including an extremely contentious one that settled after four days of mediation.
  • Providing advice regarding the terms of a significant construction contract for a project worth approximately $100m.
  • Successfully obtaining without notice injunctions freezing defendants’ assets.
  • Acting in construction contract adjudications.
  • Leading concluding negotiations for a client for the settlement of an insurance claim in excess of $100m.
  • Acting for a shareholder of a substantial family-owned business in a shareholder dispute.
  • Acting for shareholders in response to s174 claims in a family-owned business
  • Advising a member of one of New Zealand’s wealthiest families in relation to trusts and shareholder matters.
  • Provided advice on intellectual property issues, including involving breach of copyright and passing off and acting in two disputes involving trademarks for a winery.
  • Acting as lead counsel in a significant claim involving a company that collapsed owing in excess of $30m involving application of the Securities Act and the Financial Markets Conduct Act.
  • Successfully acting as a mediator.
  • Acting on an estate claim involving constructive trust claims.
  • Acting in an injunction arising from shareholder dispute relating to the sale of a business.
  • Acting for liquidators of a trustee company attempting to realise its assets for the benefit of creditors.

Jeremy is an experienced litigator & dispute resolution specialist.

BA, LLB (Hons) (Cant), LLM (Camb), FAMINZ (Arb), FClArb, TEP

Contact Jeremy for an appointment
027 418 1654