Acting for the plaintiff on a claim for trade mark infringement and breach of contract, with interim injunction application. Pickwick hearing in December 2024, defendants offered undertakings during the hearing and later consented to permanent orders.

Acting for the plaintiff on software dispute with applications for interim relief and for leave to proceed by way of derivative action. Claims for copyright, breach of confidence, breach of Companies Act provisions.

Initial hearing on a Pickwick basis regarding continued provision of software (before van Bohemen J), adjourned during reply submissions when defendants indicated willingness to provide undertakings. Full hearing of the interim injunction before O’Gorman J, interim injunction granted and leave to proceed by way of derivative action.

Counsel for the plaintiff on an interim injunction application relating to copyright, breach of confidence, breach of directors’ duties and Fair Trading Act.

Counsel for the Wiri Licensing Trust (junior to Graham Kohler QC) on a significant dispute with its tenant, the operator of Wendy’s New Zealand. We successfully opposed two applications for interim injunction in lease dispute (2014). I also acted on the opposition to an application for judicial review regarding non-notification of resource consent application which went to the Supreme Court: High Court, 2014; Court of Appeal, 2015, (2015) 19 ELRNZ 328; and Supreme Court, 2016, [2017] 1 NZLR 1008.

Counsel on a shareholder dispute involving an application for the appointment of an interim liquidator, s 174 and s 241 of the Companies Act.

Counsel for the plaintiff on a successful interim injunction application to the High Court on a breach of confidence claim

Counsel for a defendant on a shareholder dispute in the Auckland High Court, including resolving an interim injunction application brought by the other party.

Counsel for the lessor/defendant in relation to a lease dispute following cancellation, including an interim injunction application seeking reinstatement

Counsel for the defendant in successfully opposing an application for the immediate transfer of a domain name in an interim injunction application in the Auckland High Court.

Counsel for the plaintiff on application for interim injunction on a breach of confidence and breach of contract claim in the Auckland High Court (settled by undertakings after proceedings filed).