Profile
Liam specialises in commercial litigation. He has a wide range of experience including having acted in proceedings relating to contractual, insolvency and debt recovery, negligence, intellectual property, injunctive relief, and general property and leasing disputes.
Experience
Sector / Expertise
Work highlights
Acting for a forestry manager
in a six day hearing in the High Court in relation to a dispute with the joint venture partner as to an unauthorised harvest of the forest
Acting for an incorporated society
in a five day hearing in the High Court in relation to interpretation issues of that society's constitution
Acting for ICBC
in relation to opposing an anti-suit injunction brought by one of its customers: Lu v Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (New Zealand) Limited [2020] NZHC 402. This decision is now a leading authority on anti-suit injunctions in New Zealand
Acting for various banks
in relation to defending various claims brought by customers ([2020] NZCA 538; CIV-2020-404-475; CIV-2020-404-41045; CIV-2020-404-1382; CIV-2020-404-1382; CIV-2020-404-1968; CIV-2018-404-1759; CA643/2020)
Acting for an overseas company
in relation to obtaining freezing orders in New Zealand to assist with worldwide freezing orders obtained overseas
Acting in various proceedings for Sky Network Television
in relation to its copyright infringement claims against illegal streamers of the Joseph Parker boxing fights
Alternate contacts
David Broadmore
Partner, Auckland
David specialises in commercial litigation. He has over 17 years' experience in resolving banking and finance, insolvency, insurance, …
- DDI +64 9 358 7010
- M +64 21 022 72994
Anita Birkinshaw
Special Counsel, Auckland
Anita specialises in litigation and has extensive experience in commercial dispute resolution.…
- DDI +64 9 358 7017
- M +64 21 650 950
Luke Sizer
Senior Associate, Auckland
Luke specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration. He regularly acts on matters involving complex corporate fraud, insolvency,…
- DDI +64 9 363 1036
- M +64 27 297 0374