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Sandra Grant

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Qualifications

LLB (Hons) (Otago) 1987

Barrister Sole: 1991

Areas of Practice

Administrative and Constitutional Law / Public Law

Building and Construction Law

Civil Litigation / General

Commercial and Contract Disputes

Commercial Arbitration

Commercial Litigation

Competition Law

Corporate and Securities Law

Equity

Forestry Lititgation

Intellectual Property (trade mark, patent and copyright law; information technology law and litigation)

Land Law and Property Litigation

Partnership Law

Tort Liability

Trade Practices


General Background

Education

  • Auckland Girls' Grammar School 1977 to 1981
  • Auckland University 1982 to 1983
  • Otago University 1984 to 1986

Academic Awards

  • Rua I Gardner Entry Scholarship (awarded to top 3 new entrants based on entrance exam) 1977
  • Latin Cup 1979

University Prizes

  • University of Otago Award in law 1986
  • Sir Thomas More prize (Equity) 1986
  • Paterson & Lang Prize (Commercial Law and Property) 1987

Professional Membership

  • Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand.

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Professional Background expand

  • Admitted as Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand on 17 June 1988
  • Employed as a staff solicitor with Russell McVeagh McKenzie Bartleet & Co November 1987 to July 1991
  • Barrister Sole July 1991 to present.

Case History expand

  • Brintons Limited v Feltex Furnishings of New Zealand Limited (HC) 1990 4 TCLR 100; [1991] 2 NZLR 677
  • Franklin Machinery limited v Albany Farm CentreLimited (HC) 1991 4 TCLR 671
  • Apple Computer v Apple Corps SA (HC) [1990] 2 NZLR 598; 3 PRNZ 78
  • Currie v Wansbone (HC) (1992) 5 PRNZ 700
  • Stubbs Enterprises Limited v Springfield Acres Limited (HC) (1992) 5 PRNZ 697
  • Cumberworld Contracting Limited v Foseco (NZ) Limited (HC) 1993 5 TCLR 534
  • Smythe v Bayleys Real Estate Limited (1993) (HC) 5 TCLR 454
  • Downley Properties Limited v Stirling (HC) (1993) 7 PRNZ 241
  • Iversen v Zendel Industries Limited (HC) (1993) 7 PRNZ 205
  • Fieldforce (NZ) Limited v Auchterlonie (HC) (1994) 7 PRNZ 563
  • Springfield Acres Limited (In Liquidation) v Abacus (Hong Kong) Limited (HC) [1994] 3 NZLR 502
  • Watson v Gilbert (HC) (1995) 5 TCLR 95
  • Calvon Robinson Industries v Kay Play Limited (HC) 1995 6 TCLR 722
  • Glev Pty Limited v Foodmakers (1992) Limited (HC) 1995 6 TCLR 714
  • Nordern v Blueport Industries Limited (HC) [1996] 3 NZLR 450
  • Stubbs Investments Limited v Thorp (HC) [1997] 1 NZLR 310
  • Denning v Tri-Star Customs and Forwarding Limited (HC)
  • Morrison Industries Limited v Masport Limited (PC) [1995] BCC 496
  • Dreux Holdings Limited v Attorney General (HC) (1995) 8 PRNZ 485
  • Dreux Holdings Limited v Attorney General (HC) (1996) 7 TCLR 82
  • Attorney General v Dreux Holdings Limited (CA) [1997] 7 TCLR 617; (1996) 5 NZBLC 104,073
  • Foseco New Zealand limited v Cumberworld Contracting Limited (1997) 6 NZBLC 99-398, 102,033
  • Stubbs v Thorp & Stone [1997] 1 NZLR 310
  • Wright v Benchmark Building Supplies (HC) (1997) 10 PRNZ 594
  • Beecroft v Auckland District Court [1999] 3 NZLR 672
  • MTM Funds Management Ltd v Force Holdings Ltd & Anor (2000) 14 PRNZ 657
  • Agio Tustees Co Ltd & Anor v Harts Contributory Mortgages Nominee Co Ltd & Anor (2001) 4 NZ ConvC 193,480
  • Rimini Ltd v Manning Management and Marketing Pty Ltd [2003] 3 NZLR 22
  • Crawford v Securities Commission [2003] 3 NZLR 160
  • Proprietors of Hiruharama Ponui Block Inc v Attorney General [2003] 3 NZLR
    478
  • Proprietors of Hiruharama Ponui Block Inc v Attorney General (No 2) [2004] 1 NZLR 394
  • Benchmark Building Supplies Ltd v Mitre 10 (New Zealand) Ltd & Anor (2004) 58 IPR 407 (CA)
  • Harte v Wood [2004] 1 NZLR 526
  • Clarkson & Anor v Whangamata Metal Supplies Ltd & Anor, Williams J, HC Auckland, (2004) 10 TCLR 1049
  • Otago Station Estates Ltd v Parker [2005] 2 NZLR 734, SCNZ.