Kōrero – Chambers News Lambton Chambers 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of Lambton Chambers. The Chambers was established in 1996 by David Collins (now the Honourable Justice Collins of the Court of Appeal), Pam Davidson and John Morrison (both of whom are still members). Since then, it has steadily grown in number from its founding three members, and now comprises 16 barristers and one junior barrister, encompassing commercial and property litigation, public law, tax, family, employment, insolvency, medio-legal, maritime, aviation, insurance, construction, professional liability, sports law, arbitration and criminal law. In commemoration of the 25th anniversary, this photograph was taken on 17 August 2021 in the Old High Court, Wellington, by Catherine Cattanach, president of the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers. While Covid prevented the official celebration from proceeding this year, the occasion will be marked in 2022.
FortyEight Shortland Chambers FortyEight Shortland, in Auckland, is focused on civil, commercial and regulatory law. The members of the chambers are pleased to welcome three new members to chambers, Kathryn Lydiard, Kishen Kommu and Tim Rea. Kathryn focuses on civil litigation and has appeared before the High Court, District Court and several Tribunals.
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She has experience in a wide variety of legal matters, including leaky building litigation, construction adjudications, contractual disputes, and insolvency proceedings. Kishen specialises in providing strategic advice and advocating for clients in litigious matters across a wide range of areas, including complex construction disputes, acting for bodies corporate in disputes under the Unit Titles Act 2010, and contractual disputes. Tim has over 25 years of commercial litigation experience, having completed degrees in Arts and Law at Canterbury University in 1995. Prior to commencing practise as a barrister sole in 2016, Tim was a litigation partner at Glaister Ennor for eight years. Tim’s practice areas include disputes involving contract, negligence, Fair Trading Act issues, and many propertyrelated areas. The law firms in which Tim worked before going to the bar had a strong emphasis on property law. Tim has also been involved extensively in building disputes and has acted for various parties in claims involving residential and commercial construction, including property owners, builders, and manufacturers.
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