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Bob Hollyman

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Tel: +64 9 307 9801
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Qualifications

BA LLB (Hons) (Auck) 1994

LLM (Toronto) 1999

Admitted: 1995

Barrister Sole: 2006

Areas of Practice

Commercial and Contract Disputes

Commercial Litigation

Land Law and Property Litigation

General Background

Bob works as a litigation barrister providing legal representation and advice relating to company and commercial disputes, administrative law and judicial review.

Professional Background expand

  • 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.

Case History expand

  • Minister of Education v Econicorp Holdings Ltd [2011] NZCA 450
  • Marac Finance Ltd v Burling (High Court, 8 July 2011)
  • Gambrill v Saunders (High Court, 22 March 2011)
  • Wing Hung Printing Company Ltd v Saito Offshore Pty [2011] NZSC 20 [leave]; [2010] NZCA 502
  • Re Andrew Krukziener (High Court, November 2010)
  • Alexander v Wetherell (No 2) (High Court, 19 August 2010)
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Marsh & Perriam (High Court, 16 March 2010)
  • 11 Maunganui Road Ltd v Evaroa & Eden (High Court, 20 September 2010)
  • 11 Maunganui Road Ltd v Massey (High Court, 20 October 2010)
  • Rai v Chapman (High Court, 30 July 2010)
  • Ecowize Ltd v AFFCO New Zealand Ltd (High Court, 14 December 2009)
  • Econicorp Holdings Ltd v Ministry of Education (High Court, 21 December 2009)
  • Whitfield v Westpac Banking Corp (High Court, 13 March 2009)
  • Bank of New Zealand v CIR (2009) 24 NZTC 23
  • Blossom Wool Ltd v Piper (High Court, 30 June 2008)
  • Blows v McDonald (High Court, 7 November 2007)
  • Tobrooke Holdings Ltd v Everard Entertainment Ltd (High Court, 7 May 2008)
  • Carter Holt Harvey Ltd v North Shore City Council [2006] 2 NZLR 787 HC and [2008] 1 NZLR 744(CA)
  • Maruha Corp v Amaltal Corp [2007] 3 NZLR 192 (SC); [2007] 1 NZLR 608 (CA)
  • Fresha Valley Processors (Waipu) Ltd v Harjit Gill Enterprises Ltd (High Court, 19 July 2007)
  • Hanover Finance Ltd v Wolfe Developments Ltd (High Court, 17 October 2006)
  • Taylor v Hahei Holidays Ltd [2006] NZRMA 15
  • Coory v Frucor Beverages Ltd (High Court, 21 February 2003)
  • Ithaca (Custodians) Ltd v Perry Corporation
  • R v Wilkinson [1999] 1 NZLR 403
  • Attorney-General v Hekkenberg [1998] 3 NZLR 257 (CA)
  • Niao v Attorney-General (1998) 5 HRNZ 269
  • R v Hooker [1998] 3 NZLR 562 (CA)
  • R v Baynes-Carter [1998] 3 NZLR 562 (CA)
  • R v Knight [1998] 1 NZLR 583

Publications and Relevant Activites expand

  • "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