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Speaker Biographies Annual Conference 2018 The New Zealand Bar Association at 30: Wisdom from the Past, Realities of the Present, and Ambitions for the Future Speaker Biographies 21 & 22 September 2018 Novotel Lakeside, Rotorua In order of Presentation Clive Elliott QC – NZBA President, Shortland Chambers Barrister, patent attorney and arbitrator, Clive Elliott QC is the President of the New Zealand Bar Association. Although he is based in Auckland, he also practises in Australia. Before going to the bar, he headed the litigation team at Baldwin Shelston Waters/Baldwins. Clive has served as council member of the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Law Society and the Legal Practice Division of the International Bar Association (IBA). He is also a past co-chair of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee of the IBA and a past president of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ). In addition to writing and commenting on IP and rule of law issues, Clive is a well-known painter and regularly displays his work. Hon. John Wild QC A former Court of Appeal judge, the Hon. John Wild QC is also one of the past presidents of the NZBA, serving from May 1998 until August 1998, when he was then appointed to the High Court Bench. John began his career in Wellington at Bell Gully. In 1976 he made the (then) unusual decision of going to the bar at the age of 28. He has since commented that he believes “… The true independence and objectivity that barristers bring is one of the great attributes of the bar”. John was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1993, five years before he was appointed to the Bench. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2011, and he retired in 2017. Apart from being a keen tramper and climber, he has a love of woodwork. Hon. Christopher Finlayson QC Former Attorney-General, the Hon. Christopher Finlayson QC, worked at Brandons from 1980-1990, and was a partner in that firm from 1986-1990. He then joined Bell Gully and was a commercial litigation partner there from 1990-2002, after which he went to the bar. In 2005, Chris entered Parliament as an Opposition List MP. While in Government, Chris held a number of portfolios including Attorney-General 2008-2017, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations 2008-2017, Minister for Culture and Heritage 2008- 2014, Minister in charge of the GCSB and SIS 2014-2017 and Associate Minister of Maori Development 2011-2017. Chris has a strong interest in the arts and has served on a variety of arts organisations. He is a trustee of the Adam Foundation and is on the board for Chamber Music New Zealand. Victoria Casey QC, Thorndon Chambers Victoria Casey QC joined the independent bar in 2012, following five years as Crown Counsel with the Crown Law Office’s Tax & Commercial and Human Rights Teams. She previously worked for Bell Gully (Auckland and Wellington offices), Meredith Connell (Auckland) and Sly and Weigall (Canberra). She also spent time on secondment with the Commerce Commission and with Australian Defence Industries. Victoria joined the independent bar in 2012 and took Silk in 2016. She has a broad practice with a particular focus on the interface between public and commercial law. Victoria is experienced in managing major complex litigation, and also in the effective use and defence of injunctions and other urgent applications. She is an approved legal aid provider for civil appellate work in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Lindsay O’Connor, LexisNexis Lindsay graduated with a first-class honours degree in Law and subsequently trained as a solicitor with a commercial litigation firm in London. During her studies she developed a particular interest in Human Rights and International Law and completed her dissertation on the interrelation between the UK’s anti-terror legislation and human rights. Lindsay has held roles at Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis UK. She ran the training and publishing division of the Law Society of England and Wales. In 2016 Lindsay joined LexisNexis NZ where she leads development of the digital product portfolio. Lindsay is also a founding member of LexisNexis’s Gender Equality Committee and has a passionate commitment to furthering the Rule of Law by improving access to justice. Maria Dew, Bankside Chambers Maria Dew has been a barrister in Auckland for over 16 years and focuses on civil, employment and professional conduct litigation. She is the current Deputy Chair of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. Maria was elected to the NZBA Council in 2017. In the course of a busy year, she has co- chaired the Conduct and Values Committee alongside Jenny Cooper QC and helped to introduce the Association’s policy on harassment and discrimination and a model policy for chambers. Maria has been active in our mentoring scheme and is a co-author of the NZBA Access to Justice Report. Maria has served as committee member on several NZLS, AMINZ and ADLS committees. Belinda Sellars, Freyberg Chambers Belinda Sellars is a senior criminal lawyer based in Auckland. Belinda has been a litigator for over 23 years, and a practising barrister sole since 2009. Currently, Belinda works at Freyberg Chambers. Belinda’s practice largely consists of criminal defence work. Prior to joining the independent bar and 2009 she was a senior lawyer with the Public Defence Service and before that a senior solicitor with Russell McVeagh. She is a committee member of the New Zealand Criminal Bar Association. Virginia Hardy, Crown Law Office Virginia Hardy is the Deputy Solicitor-General (Attorney-General Group) in the Crown Law Office. Virginia specialises in Treaty of Waitangi issues, overseeing counsel who handle representation in the Tribunal and Courts and act on the government’s behalf in relation to the legal and historical issues emerging from the interpretation and application of Treaty of Waitangi principles. She also oversees counsel in the Constitutional and Human Rights group which support many of the statutory functions of the Attorney-General and Solicitor- General, providing advice to the government and representation for the Crown on matters concerning the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and New Zealand’s domestic and international human rights obligations. Hon. Justice Raynor Asher, Court of Appeal of New Zealand/Te Kōti Pira The Hon. Justice Raynor Asher is another former NZBA President, serving from March 1996 to February 1998. He was also involved in the early days of the establishment of the NZBA, having been a member of the steering committee formed to progress its establishment. Justice Asher graduated BA LLB (Hons) and graduated LLM, University of California (Berkeley) in 1974. He was a partner in the firm now known as Kensington Swan from 1976-86, and in 1986 commenced practice as a barrister. In 1992 he was appointed Queen’s Counsel. Justice Asher also served as President of the Auckland District Law Society and Vice President of the New Zealand Law Society. He was appointed to the High Court bench in 2005 and to the Court of Appeal in 2016. He has been President of the New Zealand Legal Research Foundation, Chair of the Media in Courts Committee, and Chair of the Rules Committee. Paul Radich QC, Clifton Chambers Paul Radich QC was admitted in 1986 and has practised as a litigation partner with Izard Weston, Bell Gully and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts. Paul joined the independent bar in 2012 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014. He practises a broad range of litigation throughout courts and tribunals in areas including public law, competition law, medicolegal law and Treaty law. Paul has co-authored text books and articles on judicial review and advocacy. He is an outgoing member of the Council of the New Zealand Bar Association, a board member of the Institute of Legal Studies and Chair of the Legal Aid Performance Review Committee. Kylie Nomchong SC, Denman Chambers New South Wales barrister, Kylie Nomchong SC practices in industrial and employment law, workplace health and safety law, human rights, professional negligence and administrative law. Kylie held elected and appointed positions whilst a solicitor including President of NSW Young Lawyers in 1994, Councillor of the Law Society of NSW, Chair of the Law Society’s Equal Opportunity Committee from 1994 to 1996, member of the Board of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, the College of Law, the Equal Opportunity Committee of the Law Council of Australia, the NSW Community Justices Centre. Since coming to the Bar, Kylie has been appointed to several committees including the Common Law Committee, Professional Conduct Committee, Finance Committee, Silk Selection Committee and most recently as Chair of the Wellbeing Committee since 2017. Kylie has been elected to the Council of the New South Wales Bar Association. She is a regular instructor at the Readers Advocacy Courses. In 2013, Kylie was appointed to the Social Justice Committee of the University of Technology, Sydney. Since 2012, Kylie has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation, a charitable organisation whose objective is to address work related psychological health in the legal profession. Kylie is also a Board member of the Anglo Australian Lawyers Association. Natalie Walker, Kayes Fletcher Walker In 2015 Natalie Walker was appointed as the first Crown Solicitor at Manukau. Her firm, Kayes Fletcher Walker, is now the office of the Manukau Crown Solicitor, employing over 30 lawyers to undertake the prosecution of serious crime in South Auckland. After graduating with degrees in Law and Arts, Natalie worked for a year and a half at Chapman Tripp in a general commercial team. She later travelled to England, where she graduated in 2000 with an LLM (with distinction) from the University of London (University College).
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