Qualifications
BA, LLB (Hons), MPhil (Oxon)
BCL (Oxon)
Year Admitted: 1995
Barrister Sole: 2011
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Areas of Practice
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Civil Litigation / General
Commercial and Contract Disputes
Commercial Litigation
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Competition Law
Corporate and Securities Law
Insolvency
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General Background
Jenny is an experienced commercial litigator specialising in company and
securities law, insolvency, fair trading and consumer finance issues, and
competition law. IFLR1000 2011 recently named Jenny as a leading
lawyer in restructuring and insolvency and described her as "highly regarded by
fellow practitioners as 'a good fiery lawyer that is admired and respected.'"
Prior to joining Shortland Chambers, Jenny was a partner at Bell Gully where
her significant cases included the Tranz Rail insider trading proceedings and
Woolworths' appeal from the Commerce Commission's decision to decline clearance
for it to acquire The Warehouse. She has also acted in major civil litigation
under the Fair Trading Act and recently acted for the receivers of several
property development companies in proceedings to enforce sale and purchase
agreements.
After being admitted in 1995, Jenny spent three years as a Rhodes Scholar at
Oxford University, where she completed Masters degrees in Law and International
Relations. She then joined the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, where she
worked with international legal institutions including the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Court of
Justice, before returning to New Zealand and joining Bell Gully in 2003.
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Partner, Bell Gully, (2009-2011);
Senior Associate, Bell Gully,(2006 -2008);
Solicitor, Bell Gully, (2003-2005);
UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, (1998-2003);
Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University, (1995-1998).
Counterfactual Test Confirmed by Supreme Court, with Farzana Nizam, NZ
Lawyer (17 September 2010)
Supreme Court confirms Commerce Commission subject to limitation period,
with Nick Christiansen, NZ Lawyer (11 December 2009)
Time to counter the counterfactual?, with Farzana Nizam, NZ Lawyer (18
September 2009)
Warehouse decision sets high threshold for clearance, NZ Lawyer (12 December
2008)
Useful guidance for lenders on consumer credit fees, with Nick Christiansen,
NZ Business Law Guide, (4 September 2008)
Court of Appeal
finds vendors in NZ Bus not liable, NZ Lawyer (30 June 2008)
Conference presentations
Conferenz 11th Annual Corporate Insolvency Conference August 2011 - bringing
claims against directors
CLANZ Seminar February 2011 -managing litigation
CLANZ Conference 2009 - successful strategies for resolving disputes
CLANZ Seminar September 2009 - privilege for in-house counsel
Lexis Nexis Civil Litigation Lexicon June 2009 - calculating economic
loss
NZLS Commercial Law Intensive September 2008 - insider trading laws
Conferenz Securities Law Update 2007 and 2008 - insider trading laws
Lexis Nexis Securities Law and Capital Markets Update September 2007 -
insider trading laws
