DISPUTES & LITIGATION LAWYER IN AUCKLAND
Business & Civil Barrister
Deirdre acts in general litigation matters including professional conduct and disciplinary matters, New Zealand Law Society complaints, commercial, contract, property, equity, liquidation, bankruptcy and Maori land law. Deirdre has experience in a range of courts and jurisdictions.
DISPUTES AND LITIGATION ARTICLES
Discovery obligations in litigation
Broadly speaking, the process of discovery in litigation is the process by which relevant documents are searched for, identified and provided to the other party.
Attending a judicial settlement conference (JSC)
Once proceedings have been filed in court, and where the parties agree, a judicial settlement conference may be convened. A judicial settlement conference is a
Shareholder Disputes
Shareholder disputes arise in a wide range of situations; most commonly, when a shareholder disagrees with the way in which the company is being managed,
Penalty clauses and liquidated damages clauses
Penalty clauses and liquidated damages clauses appear in a wide variety of different commercial contracts and are useful commercial device to ensure performance of the
The process of issuing or defending litigation in the District Court and High Court
The District Court and the High Court are the two most common courts for bringing claims in the field of civil litigation. They cover a
