Alan Galbraith QC
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| Degrees Held: Barrister Sole: Silk: | LLB (Hons), BCL (Oxon) 1979 1987 |
Areas of Practice
General Background
Professional Background
Case History
Recent Experience
- Administrative & Constitutional Law/Public Law
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial & Contract Disputes
- Commercial Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate & Securities Law
- Tort/Trade Practices
Education
- Auckland Grammar School 1957-1961
- University of Auckland 1962-1966
- Oxford University 1967-1970
Academic Awards
- Rhodes Scholar 1967
Legal Practice
- 1967 - Law Tutor
- 1971 - Lecturer in Law, King's College, University of London
- 1973, 1984-1987 - part time Lecturer Auckland University
- 1970-1979 - Barrister & Solicitor
- 1979-1987 - Barrister Sole
- 1987 - present - Queen's Counsel
Government Appointments
- Public & Administrative Law Reform Committee member - 1985-1987
- Legislation Advisory Committee member - 1987-1996
- Deputy Chairman, New Zealand Broadcasting Commission - 1989-1993
- Member, New Zealand Racing Authority - 1990-1992
- Member, New Zealand Racing Industry Board - 1992-1996
- Member, New Zealand Totalisator Agency Board - 1996
- Deputy Chairperson, Sports Tribunal - May 2008-August 2012
- Russell McVeagh v Tower Corporation [1998] 3 NZLR 641, CA
- Telecom v Auckland City Council [1999] 1 NZLR 426,CA
- Waitakere City Council v Khouri [1999] 1 NZLR 415, CA
- Registered Securities Limited v Jensen Davies & Co [1999] 2 NZLR 686, CA
- Manukau City Council v Ports of Auckland [2000] 1 NZLR 1, PC
- Arklow Investments Limited v Maclean [1998] 680, CA; [2000] 2 NZLR 1, PC
- Natural Gas Corporation Holdings Ltd v Infratil 1998 Ltd [2000] 3 NZLR 727, HC
- Gemini Personnel Ltd v Morgan & Banks Ltd [2001] 1 NZLR 14, HC, HC; [2001] 1 NZLR 672, CA
- Greymouth Petroleum Mining Co Ltd v Fletcher Challenge Ltd [2001] 2 NZLR 786, CA
- Riverside Casino Ltd v Moxon [2001] 2 NZLR 78, CA
- Neil Construction Ltd v North Shore City Council [2001] 3 NZLR 533, HC
- CRR V BNZ Investments Ltd [2002] 1 NZLR 450, CA
- Counties Manukau Health Ltd v Dilworth Trust Board [1999] 3 NZLR 537 CA, [2002] 1 NZLR 433, PC
- Wrightson Ltd v Fletcher Challenge Nominees Ltd [2002] 2 NZLR 1, PC
- Man O'War Station Ltd v Auckland City Council [2001] 1 NZLR 52, CA, [2002] 3 NZLR 577, 584, PC
- Ithaca (Custodians) Ltd v Perry Corp [2003] 2 NZLR 216
- Re McElroy Trust [2003] 2 NZLR 289,CA
- Rodney District Council v Attorney-General [2003] 3 NZLR 721, PC
- Bank of New Zealand v BNZOPA [2004] 1 NZLR 577, PC
- Foreman v Kingstone [2004] 1 NZLR 841
- Ithaca (Custodians) Ltd v Perry Corp [2004] 1 NZLR 731, CA, [2004] 2 NZLR 182, CA
- Richmond Ltd v PPCS Ltd [2004] 1 NZLR 256, CA
- Discount Brands Ltd v Northcote Mainstreet Inc. [2004] 3 NZLR 619, CA
- Fu Hao Construction Ltd v Landco Albany Ltd [2005] 1 NZLR 535
- Re International Investment Unit Trust [2005] 1 NZLR 270
- PPCS Ltd v Richmond Ltd [2005] 1 NZLR 201, CA
- Discount Brands Ltd v Westfield (New Zealand) Ltd [2005] 2 NZLR 597, SCNZ
- Otago Station Estates Ltd v Parker [2005] 2 NZLR 734, SCNZ
- Waller v Davies [2005] 3 NZLR 814
- Securities Commission v Midavia Rail Investments BVBA [2005] 3 NZLR 433, CA
- Waste Management NZ Ltd v Rodney District Council [2006] 2 NZLR 787
- Gibbons Holdings Ltd v Wholesale Distributors Ltd [2006] 2 NZLR 27, CA
- Securities Commission v Midavia Rail Investments [2006] 2 NZLR 207, [2007] 2 NZLR 454, CA
- Commerce Commission v Telecom Mobile Ltd [2006] 3 NZLR 323, SC
- Waller v NZ Bloodstock Ltd [2006] 3 NZLR 629
- Amaltal Corporation Ltd v Maruha Corporation [2007] 1 NZLR 608, CA; [2007] 3 NZLR 192, SCNZ
- Jagger v QBE Insurance International Ltd [2007] 2 NZLR 336, CA
In the last few years has appeared as counsel in commercial litigation on behalf of Air New Zealand, Bank of New Zealand, Fletcher Challenge Limited, Brierly Investments Limited, Lion Nathan, National Provident Fund, Natural Gas Corporation, Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council, PPCS Limited, Perry Corporation Limited.