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Memberships
Senior Member Auckland Crown Solicitors Prosecution Panel
Auckland District Law Society
New Zealand Bar Association
Panel Member United States of America and Russian Consulates for criminal matters
Areas of Practice
I practice as barrister sole in the Auckland Region, specializing in criminal litigation in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and District Court (including the Coroner’s Court). I have extensive experience as Senior Criminal Advocate for clients charged with serious indictable crime.
I am an approved contract listed provider for the Legal Services Agency for all categories with the highest experience level of 4, namely for murder and/or crimes with maximum sentences of life imprisonment and for all appeals to the Court of Appeal and to the Supreme Court. I am a court approved youth advocate for indictable crimes.
I participate as a regular tutor for the Auckland District Law Society Police Court Workshop and have presented many seminars for the Auckland District Law Society Continuing Education Programme.
I have appeared in the Coroners Court for all parties and have acted for parties involved in sports law prosecutions and related litigation before the tribunal and all appellate courts. I have appeared in all courts including appellate courts for fisheries prosecutions and related litigation.
I have represented employers and insurers in departmental and ministerial prosecutions and was chair of the OSH 2000 Health and Safety Conference for the Institute for International Research. I am a past author of numerous articles on health and safety for New Zealand publications; the “Safeguard Magazine”; “Your Safety Newspaper”.
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