Profile

Jamie has acted in a number of large and complex commercial litigation matters, with particular experience in insurance and insolvency law.  Prior to joining Gilbert Walker, Jamie worked as a Junior Barrister at Shortland Chambers and for around three years as a lawyer in Bell Gully’s litigation team.

Credentials

  • LLB ( First Class Honours) / BSc (Canterbury)

  • Admitted to the Bar in 2021

Experience

  • acting for a large accounting firm in relation to an allegation of professional negligence regarding complex tax advice

  • acting for a promoter and its director in relation to a shareholder class action arising out of an initial public offering

  • acting for a listed company in a complex insurance dispute concerning a carpark damaged in the Kaikōura earthquake

  • acting for a non-bank lender in proceedings against a property developer regarding the recovery of fees incurred in a financing arrangement