Gerald is a senior associate in the firm's commercial litigation group. He has experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution and regularly advises clients involved in complex negotiations, mediations, and judicial settlement conferences. He has appeared as counsel in the New Zealand Courts at all levels, as well as in the District Court and High Court in London.
Gerald has been in practice since 2001. He joined the firm in 2008 after four years in England, where he worked at Zurich Insurance plc and at a leading English law firm. Prior to that, while working at another large New Zealand law firm, he was seconded to the Crown entity PHARMAC, as the in-house counsel.
Examples of Work
- Swift Energy New Zealand - proceedings concerning the transfer of a petroleum exploration permit interest (High Court and Court of Appeal)
- Lombard Finance & Investments - advising the receivers on creditors' remedies and security enforcement
- BP Oil New Zealand - contract enforcement (High Court)
- Wellington City Council - recovery proceedings concerning breach of lease and Fair Trading Act
- A residential property developer - construction and negligence claims against a project's engineers and contractors
- Unison - statutory and regulatory issues affecting the operation of its electricity distribution assets
- Lexicon - defending sub-prime securities claims (£10 million) pursued by Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Birmingham Midshires, and GMAC
- New Plymouth District Council - coverage and recoveries under its policies of insurance
- Norwich Union - coverage and insolvency issues following the administration of an insured company
Other Credentials
- Solicitor, England and Wales
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