| Acting for a beneficiary in an opposed application for succession orders in the Maori Land Court. |
| Providing ongoing advice to an Iwi Trust regarding varied issues and disputes. Including acting for the Iwi Trust in bringing proceedings to wind up a related society and also acting for the Iwi Trust is defending a claim to remove all trustees. |
| Providing advice to a large iwi in relation to a claim for breach of fiduciary duty. |
| Acting for the Canterbury Regional Council in relation to a challenge in the High Court to the payment of consent fees. |
| Advising Canterbury Regional Council on a complex LGOIMA request, including advice on refusal of requests, and assisting on the preparation and release of the requested documents.
Advising Southland Regional Council on an Ombudsman review of its decision in relation to a LGOIMA request. |
| Undertaking due diligence in respect of Māori rights and interests and the impact this may have on the sale and/or purchase of land. |
| Acting for the Canterbury Regional Council in relation to the Application for Judicial Review of the Navigational Safety Bylaw 2016. |
| Debt collection work for local authorities and various companies. |
| Advising clients from a variety of backgrounds on relationship property division and drafting section 21 and section 21A separation agreements. |
| Undertaking due diligence in respect of Māori rights and interests and the impact this may have on the sale and/or purchase of land. |
| Acting for the Canterbury Regional Council and Southland Regional Council in relation to prosecutions under the Resource Management Act 1991. |
| Part of the legal team acting for, and providing advice to, the Canterbury Regional Council and the Southland Regional Council in the numerous applications to the High Court for customary marine title and protected customary rights under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011. |
| Appearing as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal in Talbot v Talbot [2017] NZCA 507 |