Profile

Jacey specialises in commercial litigation and insolvency.  She has acted for private and public sector clients on a range of matters including contractual claims, debt recovery and insolvency, negligence, judicial review, lease/rental disputes, breach of confidence, cryptocurrency-based claims, product liability and misrepresentations.

Jacey has prior experience exercising quasi-judicial decision-making powers at the Court of Appeal.  She also investigated and assisted in multiple prosecutions of directors following finance company collapses.

Work highlights

Work highlights

Representing the liquidators of Cryptopia Limited

in a High Court directions application involving complex issues of trust law, contract, tort, fiduciary duty, statutory obligations and cryptocurrency valuation

Representing the liquidators of the Tui oil field operators

in a High Court directions application involving complex issues of insolvency set-off, tax law, breach of statutory duty, public nuisance and unjust enrichment

Advising and representing corporate and public sector clients

in contractual disputes, tort and misrepresentation claims, judicial review, leasing/rental disputes, statutory claims, debt recovery and insolvency matters

Investigating various failed finance companies,

advising the Securities Commission on potential breaches of securities law, and assisting in the prosecution of multiple directors

Exercising quasi-judicial decision-making powers

in civil proceedings at the Court of Appeal, as the senior legal specialist who performed the Registrar's statutory powers of determining complex applications relating to security for costs, fees, and time extensions

Working with judges

to draft amendments to the Court of Appeal (Civil) Rules 2005 to improve procedures and clarity for litigants, and to resolve jurisdictional and procedural issues arising in civil cases 

Experience

Experience

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