Anne was admitted to the bar in 1989 and has been a commercial litigation Partner at Simpson Grierson since 1998.  She has represented clients in a range of complex commercial disputes over that time.

Anne specialises in competition law and in that capacity she provides opinion and compliance advice, regularly assists clients who are being investigated by the Commerce Commission and has conducted numerous cases under the Commerce Act and Fair Trading Act. 

In the regulatory area Anne has worked closely with electricity sector clients and telecommunications clients in a range of High Court cases and hearings before the Commerce Commission.

Listed below are some examples of cases on which Anne has worked which have gone to trial.  Anne has considerable experience beyond these cases in matters which have been resolved commercially without legal proceedings being brought.

• Representing numerous clients in relation to competition law claims by the Commerce Commission or private claimants (eg Commerce Commission v Koppers Arch, High Court, 2006 (leading case on penalties); Commerce Commission v Roche, High Court, 2003 (Commission's claim against defendants struck out) Bomac v F Hoffman La Roche, High Court, 2002 (civil claim for damages))
• Injunction proceedings to prevent liquidation of joint venture (Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited v Fleet Insurance & Risk Management Limited, High Court, 2007)
• Fair Trading Act prosecution on credit card charges (Commerce Commission v Westpac, 2006)
• Prosecution under the Credit Contracts & Consumer Finance Act (Commerce Commission v Senate Finance Limited, 2006)
• Defence of injunction and judicial review proceedings brought in relation to client's governing council (Forbes v Coxhead, High Court, 2005)
• Representing electricity sector clients in a precedent setting series of cases involving competition law claims and enforcement of standard commercial contracts (eg Transpower v Meridian Energy, High Court, 2001)
• Commerce Commission hearings involving the authorisation of self governance rules for the electricity sector and, in the telecommunications area, concerning access to broadband services
• Anne was appointed as Buyers Counsel in relation to an arbitration over the economically recoverable reserves in the Maui gas field

• Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute - Member
• Competition Law Policy Institute - Board member