CPD Points: 1
Starts: 5:30pm Tuesday, 11 Nov 2025
Ends: 6:30pm Tuesday, 11 Nov 2025
Location: Online
View MapGroup Pricing 10-15: $450.00
Group Pricing 2-4: $250.00
Group Pricing 5-9: $350.00
Member ticket: $0.00 Members Free
Non-Member Ticket: $75.00
In this webinar, Julian Long and Julia Adams will provide a practical webinar guiding you through the new High Court Rules and the Commercial List.
The new High Court Rules come into force on 1 January 2026. The Rules make very significant changes that overhaul the procedure on civil proceedings The aim is to improve access to civil justice and streamline litigation processes. We all need to be able to work with the new Rules from the start.
In addition, the new Commercial List is in effect from 6 October 2025. This is another important development, aimed at streamlining commercial disputes where the claim is worth $1 million or more or involves significant or complex commercial issues.
Both the new Rules and the new List see a significantly increased emphasis on obligations of counsel to co-operate and progress matters quickly to hearing.
This webinar will cover the key aspects of these developments.
Learning objectives
- Learn about the new rules for High Court proceedings and Commercial List matters
- Special focus on the new High Court Rules’ key:
- concepts of “overriding objective” and counsel collaboration
- procedural aspects such as disclosure, standard timetables and judicial issues conferences
Event Speakers
Julian Long
Julian is a general civil and commercial litigator with a broad practise His work includes contractual disputes, the Commerce Act, the Fair Trading Act, torts. He has done work in shareholder and director disputes, trust matters, insurance issues, defamation, maritime, lease, construction, property, and professional discipline issues as well as administrative law and judicial review work.
Julian started his career in 1993 with Russell McVeagh until 2002 when he established LeeSalmonLong (a specialist disputes firm). Julian joined the independent bar in 2017.
Julian completed post graduate studies at Oxford University and has appeared before all New Zealand courts in a wide range of disputes, both international and domestic arbitration work.
Julian has taught Civil Procedure elective at Auckland University since 2018. I like to think that by my efforts there “tomorrows lawyers” will be better, faster and stronger than many of the present profession. Embrace change or die.
Julian is a general civil and commercial litigator with a broad practise His work includes contractual disputes, the Commerce Act, the Fair Trading Act, torts. He has done work in shareholder and director disputes, trust matters, insurance issues, defamation, maritime, lease, construction, property, and professional discipline issues as well as administrative law and judicial review work.
Julian started his career in 1993 with Russell McVeagh until 2002 when he established LeeSalmonLong (a specialist disputes firm). Julian joined the independent bar in 2017.
Julian completed post graduate studies at Oxford University and has appeared before all New Zealand courts in a wide range of disputes, both international and domestic arbitration work.
Julian has taught Civil Procedure elective at Auckland University since 2018. I like to think that by my efforts there “tomorrows lawyers” will be better, faster and stronger than many of the present profession. Embrace change or die.
Julia Adams
Julia practises in civil and commercial litigation. She has experience acting for clients in most kinds of disputes, including contract, company, estate, defamation, trusts, banking, energy, construction and medical negligence matters. She also has expertise in assisting clients to respond to regulatory investigations.
Immediately prior to joining the bar, Julia was a senior associate in the litigation team at Chapman Tripp. Earlier in her career she was a judges’ clerk in the Auckland High Court, and a junior barrister assisting the members at Shortland Chambers.
An experienced advocate, Julia has represented clients in court (including in criminal matters) and in arbitrations and mediations.
Julia practises in civil and commercial litigation. She has experience acting for clients in most kinds of disputes, including contract, company, estate, defamation, trusts, banking, energy, construction and medical negligence matters. She also has expertise in assisting clients to respond to regulatory investigations.
Immediately prior to joining the bar, Julia was a senior associate in the litigation team at Chapman Tripp. Earlier in her career she was a judges’ clerk in the Auckland High Court, and a junior barrister assisting the members at Shortland Chambers.
An experienced advocate, Julia has represented clients in court (including in criminal matters) and in arbitrations and mediations.