Speciality: Dispute Resolution and Litigation.
Qualifications: LLB\BCom(Hons) (Otago)\LLM (Melbourne)
Bar Admissions: New Zealand (1997, Barrister Sole since 2001), New South Wales (2001), High Court of Australia (2004), Queensland (2009) and Tonga (2021).
Specialist Training: New Zealand Law Society Litigation Skills Programme (2000) and Australian Bar Association Advanced Trial Advocacy Course (2013).
Teaching: Presenter and Facilitator, Law Foundation (2015) and New Zealand Law Society (2016-present) - Evidence Analysis and Trial Preparation.
Publishing: Remote Searching: Trawling in the Cloud [2017] NZCLR 29; Class Actions in New Zealand (2016) 5JCivLP 20; Law Down Under Podcast.
Volunteering: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Legal Commissioner (2014-present), Disciplinary Panel Member (2024-present); New Zealand Law Society, Auckland Branch Council Member (2015-2019), New Zealand Law Society s30 Interviewer (2013-2019).
Witness Hearings (Judge alone or with Jury): 200+
Third-party facilitated settlements: 1000+
One-Line Commitment Client Statement: To help clients overcome the obstacles that hinder their achievement of their objectives.
A few aspects of my non-work life
I served as a board member of Basketball New Zealand from 2011 to 2018, having reached the maximum number of terms and periods of service. Over the past two years, I served as the deputy chair. I was appointed by FIBA in 2014 as one of its ten international legal commissioners and have been reappointed for successive terms. In early 2024, I was appointed as one of the seven members of FIBA’s Disciplinary Panel. In addition to Basketball, I served as a board member of Softball New Zealand from 2018 to 2020. Outside of the boardroom, I have had a lifelong interest in water sports, having been a surfer, scuba diver, former surf lifesaver, and former water polo player. Outside of sports, I am a qualified pilot and a keen distance runner. I completed thirteen marathons, with a personal best of 3:30 (Auckland, 2016), until a serious leg injury slowed me down. I recommenced distance running in early 2024. Some of my wildlife photographs have been displayed at the New Zealand Parliament's Art Gallery. Occasionally, I manage to capture and upload a reasonable photograph onto Instagram: @christographnz
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