Ian is a commercial litigation lawyer. He holds a BCom/LLB (Honours) and a MJur (Distinction) from the University of Auckland.
He has appeared as counsel in the District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and in the Privy Council and is experienced in mediation and arbitration and has appeared in the Cook Islands.
Ian has a broad commercial litigation practice. He has acted in relation to a wide range of commercial issues including competition litigation, contractual disputes, negligence claims, product liability and in class action litigation.
He regularly acts in proceedings and investigations in all areas of the Commerce Commission's jurisdiction including cartels, misuse of market power, non-notified acquisitions and other breaches of the Commerce Act 1986. He has sought clearance from the Commission for mergers and acquisitions and acted for third parties in opposing clearance and authorisation applications. He has also acted in numerous investigations and proceedings for misleading conduct under the Fair Trading Act 1986, under the Consumer Credit Contracts and Finance Act 2003.
Ian frequently acts in insurance disputes. He acts mainly for insureds in coverage disputes but also advises insured and brokers and regularly acts on insured defence work.
He has represented clients in connection with investigations and proceedings by the FMA / Securities Commission, Serious Fraud Office and Companies Office.
He is listed as a leading individual in Competition Law and Insurance in The Legal 500, a ranked lawyer in Competition, Dispute Resolution and Insurance in Chambers Asia-Pacific and in the Global Competition Review, and in Benchmark litigation.
Acted in litigation including:
Acted in numerous investigations and proceedings under the Commerce Act including:
Acted in numerous insurance policy coverage disputes for insureds and insurance brokers. Acting for an international vehicle parts retailer in a Covid-19 business interruption proceeding.