Nick has extensive experience as an advocate in both civil and criminal jurisdictions. He has acted both for and against many of New Zealand's largest corporates on a wide variety of matters, as well as appearing for the Crown in serious criminal cases.
Nick's practice is focused on civil and criminal litigation arising from commercial regulation, and in particular proceedings under the Commerce Act and Fair Trading Act. He has appeared as senior counsel on such cases before the District Court, High Court, and Court of Appeal, and as junior counsel in the Privy Council. He also frequently advises in general commercial matters, and regularly appears in the High Court on contractual disputes.
One particular area of Nick's expertise is in cross-border regulation. He has argued leading cases regarding the extra-territorial application of the Fair Trading Act, Securities Act and Civil Aviation Act, and is the co-author of the New Zealand chapter in the International Bar Association guide to international cartel enforcement.
Nick is also a senior Crown Prosecutor, who regularly conducts jury trials for serious criminal offending.
Nick is a graduate of Harvard Law School (where he was a Fulbright Scholar) and the University of Canterbury (where he was awarded the University Prize for Law). He was previously a Senior Solicitor at a major commercial law firm in Auckland.
Recent Publications
Speaker on “International Cartel Investigations” at International Bar Association 2nd Spring Antitrust Conference, Sydney, 27-29 April 2006.
“International cartels at the far end of the world: enforcement in New Zealand” in Competition Law International, Vol 2 No 2 October 2006.
Co-author, “New Zealand” in Cartel Regulation 2010 (Global Competition Review, London, 2010).
