The Chambers of Chris Patterson

Disagreements are a fact of life.  I am all about assisting clients who have retained me to avoid and resolve disputes.  I do this in a manner that best serves each of my clients' needs.  The solutions are designed and delivered with the expertise of an experienced litigation professional who has well over twenty-five years of accumulated knowledge and acumen.

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Chris Patterson
Barrister / Executive Director/Career Summary

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 navigate and overcome legal obstacles so they can achieve their objectives.

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The team

Chris Patterson

Chris Patterson

Barrister / Executive Director
Mandie Bragg

Mandie Bragg

Senior Litigation Secretary / Credit Controller
Ed Grove

Ed Grove

LLB (Hons) / Senior Staff Barrister
Anneke Reid

Anneke Reid

LLB (Hons) / Senior Staff Barrister
Charlotte Le Grice

Charlotte Le Grice

LLB/BA / Staff Barrister