Shortland Chambers Juniors

Shortland Chambers believes in assisting young lawyers in their careers and to that end, it takes on junior barristers and sponsors their rental in chambers for a term. The chambers provide work to these juniors in the form of research and court appearances. At present, we have three juniors assisting the members of Chambers.

Eesvan Krishnan

Eesvan graduated BCom/LLB(Hons) from the University of Auckland in 2006. He was admitted to the bar in February 2007. From 2006-2007, he was judge's clerk to the Rt. Hon. Dame Sian Elias, Chief Justice of New Zealand. In late 2007, he left for England to pursue graduate studies in law on a Rhodes scholarship at the University of Oxford. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law in 2008 and an MPhil in Law in 2009. He is presently writing-up a thesis for a DPhil in Law, focusing on the history of eminent domain law in colonial India. Eesvan joined Chambers in September 2011 and is involved in all aspects of civil litigation. Email Eesvan Krishnan

Daniel Pannett

Daniel was born and raised in Invercargill. After completing a LLB (Hons) and BA (French) at the University of Otago in 2007, Daniel worked as a Judges' Clerk at the Auckland High Court for two years, assisting Judges in a wide range of civil, criminal and appellate cases. His particular interests in the law include intellectual property, commercial equity, competition, and administrative law. He was admitted to the bar in October 2009 and has been at Shortland Chambers since February 2011. He is a keen rugby player and spectator, and also enjoys international travel and spending time with his family in Central Otago whenever possible. Email Daniel Pannett

Sally Trafford

Sally graduated BA/LLB(Hons) from the University of Auckland, a senior scholar in law. In 2009 she represented New Zealand at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC placing amongst the top oralists. From 2009-2010 she clerked at the Auckland High Court for the Hon. Justices Harrison, Winkelmann and Hansen. Sally joined Shortland Chambers in January 2011 and is involved in all areas of civil litigation. Email Sally Trafford