Kōrero – Chambers News Update from Bankside The first quarter of 2022 has been exciting for Bankside Chambers. We warmly welcome four exceptional barristers and take this opportunity to recognise Bankside barristers for their international recognition. We also honour a pioneer of international arbitration, Sir David Williams KNZM, QC, with a Special Volume of the Auckland University Law Review, led by Dr Anna Kirk. Aidan Cameron joins Bankside Chambers as an independent member after working as an employed barrister for a number of years for Bankside members Kate Davenport QC, Derek Nolan QC, Simon Foote QC and Rowan Butler. Aidan has a strong pedigree in civil, trusts and estates, and resource management litigation. Aidan provides advice and advocacy services to a broad spectrum of clients, from top-10 NZX listed firms to sole traders and SMEs, as well as private clients, and frequently appears in the senior Courts. Aidan can accept direct instructions on certain matters and works closely with instructing solicitors to achieve high-quality solutions for their clients. David Johnstone joins Bankside Chambers following a lengthy period as a partner in a top tier law firm, practising in regulatory and particularly criminal litigation. A member of the Serious Fraud Office’s prosecutors panel, he has extensive experience in commercial and regulatory compliance, particularly in anti-money laundering enforcement, and prudential supervision. Kingi Snelgar (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Whakatohea, Ngai Tahu) joins Bankside as an experienced litigator. He has appeared before the District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Kingi began his career at Meredith Connell specialising in criminal prosecution before completing a Master's of Law at Harvard Law School as a Fulbright Scholar. He joined the bar practising in Manukau as a Youth Advocate and defence lawyer. Kingi was appointed as an inaugural Commissioner on Te Kāhui Tātari Ture, Criminal Cases Review Commission. Kingi is also counsel to assist the Royal Commission into Abuse in State Care. He is available for roles as both senior and junior counsel.
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Sharon Chandra is an experienced family lawyer, having spent over a decade practising exclusively in the area of family law. Sharon has expertise in all areas of family law, with a specialist focus on relationship property and trust and estate litigation. Sharon has been named one of the recommended leading family and relationship property lawyers in New Zealand according to Doyle’s Guide 2022 and 2021. An Auckland City representative for the Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society, Sharon is also a contributing author to leading online legal research service, Westlaw, and publishes family law articles in various legal publications. We congratulate 15 Bankside barristers who received rankings in the 2022 Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Guide Rankings, and we also congratulate those in other Chambers in New Zealand who received rankings. See bankside.co.nz/post/top-ranking for the full article. Sir David Williams KNZM, QC has been honoured with a Special Volume of the Auckland University Law Review, led by Dr Anna Kirk. The publication features Articles by Dr Simon Foote QC, Sam Jeffs, James Hosking and Diana Qiu. We are proud sponsors of this Special Volume and proud to have one of the world’s best international arbitrators here at Bankside. Read more at bankside. co.nz/post/honouring-sir-david-williams-qc
Bridgeside Chambers Bridgeside Chambers in Christchurch has announced an expansion that has effectively doubled its size. Alanya Limmer, Lisa Preston, Matthew Prendergast and Helen Bennett have joined current members, James Rapley QC, Simon Shamy, Philip Shamy, Kerry Cook, Glenn Jones and David Caldwell. Helen Coutts (formerly employed by Jonathan Eaton QC before his appointment as a High Court Judge) is now a barrister in her own right and associate member of chambers. Ben Shamy has joined chambers as an employed barrister working for Philip Shamy.
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