Profile
Hannah specialises in overseas investment, public law, and consumer law, and advises both private and public sector clients.
Hannah provides overseas investment advice and assists with all elements related to the consent process under the Overseas Investment Act, across a wide range of transaction types.
Her public law expertise includes advising public sector clients on all aspects of regulatory compliance and assisting with drafting of statutory schemes.
Hannah also has experience in providing consumer law advice for a number of private sector clients, including under the Fair Trading Act, the Consumer Guarantees Act, and the Gambling Act.
Experience
Sector / Expertise
- Administrative law, consultation and judicial review
- Advocacy and government relations
- Asia business
- Economic and infrastructure regulation
- Education
- Fair trading and consumer law
- Food and beverage
- Gaming and gambling
- Official information law
- Overseas investment
- Policy and legislation development
- Privacy and data protection
- Public and administrative law
- Public sector legal support
- Public sector procurement and contracting
Work highlights
Advising the Tertiary Education Commission
in relation to the administration of funding for the tertiary education sector
Advising the Tertiary Education Commission
on the implementation of the Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund, which supports learners to undertake free vocational education and training and part of New Zealand's recovery plan from COVID-19
Advising a number of private sector clients
on the application of the Overseas Investment Act, including the application of exemptions under the Act
Acting for a number of international and domestic clients
in making consent applications to the Overseas Investment Office under the Overseas Investment Act
Advising the Energy, Efficiency and Conservation Authority
on their contracting processes and privacy-related matters
Alternate contacts
Susie Kilty
Partner, Wellington
Susie specialises in competition, fair trading, overseas investment consents and economic regulation, particularly of infrastructure in…
- DDI +64 4 498 7356
- M +64 21 792 134
Tony Dellow
Consultant, Wellington
Tony specialises in competition law and regulatory processes, especially in infrastructure industries. Tony’s practice is unique…
- DDI +64 4 498 7304
- M +64 21 349 651
Diana Thomas
Senior Associate, Wellington
Diana specialises in public law and advises government departments, Crown entities and private clients on a range of public, regulatory…