Sandra Grant
Qualifications
LLB (Hons) (Otago) 1987
Barrister Sole: 1991
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Areas of Practice
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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
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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
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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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- 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.
- 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.