Helen Saulnier 
The initial new KC entrants to New Zealand’s Bar have been announced by the Attorney Normal.
The new entrants consist of six from Auckland, two from Christchurch, one particular from Wellington and a Northland barrister.
Catherine Stafford Cull, Barrister of Northland, a relatives law firm from Kerikeri.
Simon Robert Mitchell, Barrister of Auckland, a spouse and children and employment law firm from Hobson Chambers.
David John Cooper, (over) Barrister of Auckland. Dr David Cooper of Shortland Chambers is a previous law lecturer and Bell Gully litigator who handles intricate professional litigation matters. He has been rated by Chambers & Partners as a “Band 1” litigation law firm and in 2016 was named Disputes Star of the Year for New Zealand at the Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards.
Lisa Charlotte Preston, Barrister of Christchurch, a demo and appellate lawyer, who joined the unbiased bar in 2014 following 20 years’ follow in New Zealand and the Uk, including as a senior Crown counsel. She conducts jury trials and appeals in the senior courts (Superior Courtroom, Court docket of Charm and Supreme Court) involving significant felony allegations.
Andrew Stephen Butler, Barrister of Wellington, from Thorndon Chambers he is a have faith in and equity expert who has comprehensive appellate, trial and ADR knowledge.
Stephanie Margaret Grieve, (earlier mentioned) Barrister of Christchurch was one particular of the founding customers of Plymouth Chambers in 2019, getting moved to the Unbiased Bar in 2018 just after 13 many years as a litigation companion initially at Anderson Lloyd and then at Duncan Cotterill. Afaculty member of the New Zealand Law Culture Litigation Skills training course and a member of the New Zealand Bar Affiliation Training Committee she has taken care of. She represented Canterbury home owners in a class motion relating to earthquake declare entitlements (Ross v Southern Reaction Earthquake Providers Constrained) .
Tiffany Mary Cooper, Barrister of Auckland who has been a litigator for almost 20 yrs and has been practising as a barrister sole considering that 2014 with a follow largely consists of criminal defence function. Tiffany also has working experience representing purchasers right before the Parole Board and at coronial inquiries. She frequently represents clients for appeal issues which includes pre-trial appeals and appeals versus conviction and sentence.
Nicholas Paul Chisnall, Barrister of Auckland, an employment and felony law firm he previusly worked as the Community Defence Service’s Standard Counsel and oversaw the PDS’s charm practice. Before that, he was Crown Counsel at the Crown Law Business office, where he undertook appeals on behalf of the Solicitor-Common. He has encounter the two as a senior Crown prosecutor and defence attorney and has defended and prosecuted all kinds of severe criminal situations.
Bronwyn Shirley Carruthers, Barrister of Auckland – former of Simpson Grierson and Russell McVeagh she specialises in environmental and useful resource administration law. She joined Shortland Chambers in December 2018.
Jason Keith Goodall, Barrister of Auckland, finest recognized just lately for his get the job done in course steps, together with in the CBL, Southern Reaction, and James Hardie actions. He also acts for purchasers in investigations and proceedings initiated by the Significant Fraud Business office and Fiscal Markets Authority.
Jason is a standard speaker at Legislation Society conferences and has penned a quantity of published educational posts. He is also an editor of leading texts on residence law, which includes Hinde McMorland & Sim Land Legislation in New Zealand.
