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Josh has experience across a wide range of disputes. His particular expertise includes:
- All manner of commercial and civil litigation, including contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, property disputes, directors’ duties claims, insolvency proceedings and class actions. His experience includes acting on high profile, bet-the-company and novel litigation, including as sole counsel;
- Regulatory investigations and proceedings, including matters involving the Commerce Commission, Financial Markets Authority and Serious Fraud Office, including both criminal and civil proceedings;
- Judicial reviews and human rights proceedings;
- Criminal proceedings, particularly those involving allegations of fraud.
Because of Josh’s wide-ranging experience, he brings a strategic perspective to almost any dispute. He is able to quickly focus on the issues that matter and obtain positive outcomes efficiently and quickly. He does not needlessly prolong matters. He is an experienced trial lawyer who is not put off by the prospect of a trial. Josh generally takes instructions as sole counsel. In some instances, he is available to assist senior members of the bar with managing particularly large, complex or novel litigation.
Josh is a member of the board of trustees of the Auckland Community Law Centre, where he is primarily focused on ensuring all members of the community can obtain access to quality legal advice and representation to ensure access to justice.
Some of Josh’s current and recent matters include:
- Representing a company in breach of confidence (amongst other) claims bought by Zuru Inc and Rascals International Limited;
- Acting for the representative plaintiffs in a class action regarding cold and flu medication - thought to be New Zealand’s largest class action by class size to date; and
- Acting for various individuals in respect of investigations by the Commerce Commission and FMA.
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Doyle’s Guide 2026: Recognised as a Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Junior Counsel in New Zealand.
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