Graham Kohler

Areas of Practice
Professional Background
Case History
Publications & Relevant Activities

Areas of Practice

• Building & Construction Law
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial & Contract Disputes
• Commercial Arbitration
• Commercial Litigation
• Defamation
• Equity
• Insurance
• Land Law & Property Litigation
  

Professional Background

• LLB (Auckland) 1980 - 1st in contract
• LLM (Auckland)
• Admitted as barrister and solicitor 1981
• Practised as barrister-sole since 1987

Case History

Court of Appeal (since 1990)

• Avondale Hotel Ltd v Portage Licensing Trust - Counsel for successful Appellant in commercial leasing case (2005)
• Carter Holt Homes Ltd v Carroll Logging Ltd - Counsel for successful Respondents in commercial forestry logging case (2003)
• Johnson v Watson - Counsel for successful Appellants in building/constuction case (2002)
• Specialised Livstock Imports Ltd & Ors v Borrie & Ors - Senior Counsel for Respondents in commercial Fair Trading Act /company law case (2002)
• Corunna Bay Holdings Ltd v Robert Gracie Dean Ltd - Counsel for Appellant in harbour board lease case (2001)
• Clarence Holdings Ltd v Hall & Ors - Counsel for successful Respondent in lease /company law case (2002)
• Ellery v Blair - Counsel for successful Respondent in commercial lease case (1998)
• Wilson & Horton v Lee & Anor - Counsel for successful Respondent in defamation case (1997)
• TVNZ V Quinn - Counsel for successful Respondent in defamation case - awarded record damages in NZ (1996)
• NZIB Investments Ltd v Nicholson - Counsel for successful Respondent in summary judgment commercial lending case (1995)
• Bolton v Dawson - Senior Counsel for Appellant in commercial arbitration case (1995)
• Quinn v NZ Harness Racing Conference - Counsel for successful Appellant in administrative law / judicial review case (1992)
• Hankins v The Prudential Building & Investment Soc - Counsel for successful Appellant in summary judgment commercial development/lending case (1992)
• Lomas v Foreland Investments Ltd - Counsel for successful Appellant in commercial lease case (1991)
• Shell Oil NZ Ltd v Wordcom Investments Ltd - Counsel for successful Appellant in commercial land sale case (1991)
• Blackman v Grant - Counsel for successful Appellant in land purchase / injunction case (1990)

High Court /District Court /Arbitrations

• A large number of cases in all 3 jurisdictions on an ongoing basis since 1981- in respect of the areas of expertise listed above

Publications & Relevant Activities

• Co-author, Laws of New Zealand, “Creditors Remedies”
• Principal designer and presenter, Auckland District Law Society, "Trial Advocacy" series of courses
• Writer and presenter:
  • Contract Law Seminar re remedies for ADLS (2005)
  • Contrat Law Seminar re concurrent and personal liability for ADLS (2003)
  • Building and Construction Law for LexisNexis (2002)
  • Defamation - recent developments for ADLS (1997)
  • Insolvency Law Developments - for Insolvency law practitioners (1996)
  • Radicals at Large - Contract law damages for ADLS (1995)
  • Contingency Fees - for NZ Bar Association (1994)
  • Update on Contract - Contracts Privity Act for ADLS (1994)
  • High Court Procedure for ADLS (1992)
  • The Summary Judgment Jurisdiction for ADLS (1990)

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