Bob Hollyman

Areas of Practice

Bob has appeared in all levels of New Zealand courts, and has worked in a wide variety of areas including:–

• commercial and contractual litigation, including:
  • disputes between shareholders and joint venture partners,
  • lease and property disputes
  • marketing agreements
    
• claims and recoveries in bankruptcy, liquidation and receivership
• administrative and local government law
• inquiries by the Commerce Commission, Securities Commission, the Registrar of Companies, and professional disciplinary bodies
• misfeasance in public office
• judicial review proceedings
  
• trusts and removal of trustees
• banking litigation
  

Professional Background

• Solicitor and Senior Associate, Bell Gully litigation department, 2000-2006.
• Legal Counsel, Court of Appeal of Alberta, 1999-2000.
• Assistant Crown Counsel, Crown Law Office 1997-1998.
  
• Judge’s Clerk, Court of Appeal of New Zealand, 1995-1996.

Publications and Education

• “Hercules Managements and the Duty of Care in Negligent Misstatement : How Dispensable is Reliance?” (2001) 34 UBCLR 515
• “Fiduciary Relationships in Commercial Settings” [1996] NZLJ 13 & 52 (with Matthew Conaglen)
• Master of Laws, University of Toronto, 1998-1999 (thesis: “The element of reliance in the tort of negligent misstatement”).
• Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Auckland, 1989-1994 (Dissertation: Recovery of profits made from a breach of contract)
• Bachelor of Arts, French Language and Literature, University of Auckland, 1989-1994