Public Interest Interventions - The role of the intervenor (CPD 1.5 hr)
This recorded webinar examines and discusses how interested bodies can intervene in public and commercial court proceedings. In particular, our presenters look at the basis for such applications, how the courts recognise a genuinely interested party and exclude “[the] mere busybody who is interfering in things which do not concern him [or her]” per Lord Denning in A-G of the Gambia v N’jie [1961] 2 All ER 504 (PC), examples of interventions by interested bodies, and the role of the intervenor and limits on that role.
Attendees will gain a greater appreciation of these matters.
- Interventions from a judicial perspective
- How to best use the opportunity for intervention
- Risks of going too far
- Practical issues – how to apply, when to apply, on what grounds
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Our Presenters:
The Hon Justice Kós
Justice Stephen Kós graduated LLB (Hons) from Victoria University in 1981, where he won the Chapman Tripp Prize. After graduating LLM from Cambridge University in 1985, he became a partner in Perry Wylie Pope & Page in 1985, and then in Russell McVeagh in 1988. He joined the independent bar in 2005 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2007. His principal fields of practice were commercial, equity and environmental litigation. Prior to judicial appointment, he was the Pro-Chancellor of Massey University, Chairman of the NZX Disciplinary Tribunal and director of a number of private companies.
He was appointed to the High Court in April 2011, sitting at Wellington, and for two years also acted as an earthquake List Judge in Christchurch. He was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal in September 2015, President of that Court in July 2016 and a Judge of the Supreme Court in April 2022.
Victoria Heine KC
Victoria has more than 25 years' experience in litigation across a broad range of commercial areas, including contracts, equity, infrastructure and tax. She has led successful cases for a diverse range of clients, including large corporates, state sector agencies, public interest groups, and individuals. Many of the cases she has worked on are high-profile and complex.
Prior to joining the Bar, Victoria was a partner at Chapman Tripp. During that time she served as Board Chair and Deputy Chair and played a pivotal role in driving culture change, particularly in issues facing women in the workplace. Victoria joined Thorndon Chambers in 2018 and took Silk in 2021.
Victoria is an approved legal aid provider for civil litigation and for appeals to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Tim Stephens
Tim Stephens is a barrister practising from Stout Street Chambers in Wellington. He has extensive experience in commercial, regulatory and public law matters, providing advice and advocacy for a wide range of public and private sector clients. He has appeared as lead counsel at all levels of the New Zealand courts and in numerous arbitrations, including acting for the New Zealand Law Society as intervenor in the Supreme Court in Southern Response Earthquake Services v Ross and in the High Court and Court of Appeal in Borrowdale v Director-General of Health. Tim has been in practice for 25 years, including time working at a leading litigation firm in London. He was a partner at Simpson Grierson from 2006 to 2016 and joined the independent bar at the start of 2017.
Mike Lennard
Mike Lennard of Stout Street Chambers specialises in financial disputes. Mike spent eight years as a Crown prosecutor and civil litigation lawyer, eight years as head of litigation for Inland Revenue, and has practised at the independent bar since June 2004. He is recognised as a leading tax disputes lawyer both in New Zealand and internationally but his practice now covers a wide range of other financial/commercial disputes including intellectual property, judicial review, professional negligence, professional disciplinary and financial crime litigation.
Mike has been involved in many training programmes including New Zealand Law Society's Litigation Skills Programme and as an adjunct teaching fellow at the University of Auckland. He is a member of the NZLS Taxation Committee. He has published extensively and spoken at numerous conferences and seminars over the past 25 years.
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