Rowan specialises in civil and regulatory litigation. He has been a member of Bankside Chambers since 2011.
Rowan specialises in civil and regulatory litigation. He has been a member of Bankside Chambers since 2011.
Rowan has experience in a wide variety of cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal, ranging from shareholder & property disputes; trust and estate litigation; professional negligence claims; and insurance and contract litigation.
He has acted in fraud trials both as Crown and defence counsel. He also practices in the professional disciplinary and regulatory sphere, including statutory liability proceedings and inquests
Detection Services Ltd & Ors v Pickering & Anor [2019] NZCA 575 High Court trial followed by a successful appeal involving fiduciary duty/joint venture claims
GHL v Jet Trustees [2013] NZHC 1013
High Court trial involving shareholders dispute for NZ O & G company
Frost & Sutcliffe v Tarr [2018] NZCA 135
Court of Appeal judgment concerning fiduciary duty claim against solicitor
Sale 33 Ltd v MDDI [2016] NZCA 286
High Court injunction followed by successful appeal in the Court of Appeal
R v Petricevic & Ors [2012] NZHC 665
High Court trial involving directors of finance company under Crimes Act and Securities Act
Botany Land Development Ltd v Auckland Council [2014] NZCA 61
High Court and Court of Appeal hearings involving encumbrances
ADLS Claims against lawyers, February 2018
NZLS Costs in Civil Litigation, July 2018