Bio

R v Hanyu (2024 – present), various fraud charges in the context of 43-million Ponzi scheme, SFO panel prosecutor together with Nick Williams, lead counsel for the Crown on pre-trial hearing on Pikia-related issues (ruling in favour of Crown); junior Crown counsel in 9-week jury trial with guilty verdicts on 10 charges.

McMillan v Commissioner of Police (2025-present), junior counsel to Katie Hogan KC, Court of Appeal substantive appeal hearing on issues relating to interactions between CPRA and NZBORA; ongoing leave application to the Supreme Court.

Hua v R (2023-2024), junior counsel to Nick Chisnall KC, ongoing substantive appeal against conviction and sentence, charges of money laundering, habeas corpus application in the High Court and appeal in the Court of Appeal.

W v R (2023 – 2024), sole counsel for W, an acquitted defendant in the Labour Party donations trial for an application under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 in the High Court and appeal in the Court of Appeal following acquittal.

Junior counsel to Paul Wicks KC in a jury trial about alleged unlicensed immigration advice involving multiple complainants (2023), defendant (name suppressed) not guilty on all charges.

Rae v Commissioner of Police (2023), Supreme Court leave and substantive hearing before a panel of five judges, appointed and appeared as counsel assisting the Court.

Li v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2023), High Court judicial review proceeding, sole counsel, double recovery related review grounds, resolved following respondent’s offer to make a fresh decision.

Shiu & CSR Pokeno v Luo and Yip (2021 – 2024), junior counsel to David Bigio KC, successful civil appeal in the Court of Appeal (2023) following High Court trial (2021), application for leave to the Supreme Court (2024), allegations of misrepresentations, misleading and deceptive conduct.

Judicial review proceedings (2023) concerning private prosecutions filed in the Auckland and Manukau District Courts, appointed counsel assisting in the High Court.

Commissioner of Police v Zhou (2023), Court of Appeal, civil appeal in the context of criminal proceeds raising double recovery arguments, junior counsel to Sam Wimsett KC.

Ji v Ding (2022 – 2023), civil proceedings in the High Court alleging misappropriation of funds by a company director, junior counsel to Graham Kohler KC, summary judgment ordered by the Court, counsel in related liquidation and bankruptcy proceeding (2023- 2024).

R v Zhang; R v Ross (2022), High Court trial, alleged political donations fraud involving the National Party and the Labour Party, junior counsel to Sam Wimsett KC for W (name suppressed).

Wallace & Yikar v R (2023), Court of Appeal, criminal appeal against conviction a charge of perverting the course of justice, sole counsel for the defendant Mr Yikar.

Maaka-Wanahi v Attorney-General (2022), High Court judicial review proceeding, counsel instructed by the interveners New Zealand Law Society and New Zealand Bar Association, led by Kerryn Beaton KC.

R v Sun (2022), High Court trial, murder, junior counsel to Sam Wimsett KC, together with Honor Lanham.

Deng v Zheng (2021), Supreme Court substantive hearing, civil appeal, counsel instructed the intervener New Zealand Law Society, led by Jane Anderson KC (as she then was, now Anderson J), and together with Mai Chen.

Commissioner of Police v Rae (2021), lead counsel for the respondent in High Court proceeds of crime proceedings, Medicare fraud in the United States, alleged money laundering in New Zealand, approximately NZD$10 million in restrained assets.

Lead counsel for the plaintiffs in High Court civil proceedings (2021) involving alleged misappropriation of approximately HKD$27 million investment funds.

Zhou v Zhang (2020), lead counsel for the plaintiff in High Court civil proceeding, underlying allegations of fraud and deceitful conduct, successful ex parte application for freezing and ancillary orders.

R v Wallace & Yikar (2021), junior counsel to Rachael Reed KC, criminal trial in the High Court involving alleged sexual offending and perverting the course of justice.

R v Kempson (2020), criminal appeal before the Permanent Court of the Court of Appeal, conviction, and sentence appeal in relation to the death of Grace Millane, junior counsel to Rachael Reed KC.

In the matter of a private prosecution of alleged fraud in the construction industry (2020), junior counsel to John Billington KC and Paul Wicks KC (together with Honor Lanham).

Commissioner of Police v Naufahu (Op Nova), junior counsel to Mark Harborow, counsel for the Commissioner, successful application for without notice restraining orders (2019), drug offending and money laundering for an organised criminal group facilitated by a lawyer.

Commissioner of Police v Doyle (Op Coin), junior counsel to Mark Harborow, counsel for the Commissioner, ongoing restraint and preparations for forfeiture application (2018-2019), one of the most complex and significant proceeds case brought against the leader of an organised criminal group.

Commissioner of Police v Li (2018), High Court civil trial, proceeds of crime proceedings arising from the investigation of NZQA, junior counsel to David Jones KC.

Financial Markets Authority v Bublitz (2017): High Court trial brought by the Financial Markets Authority; junior counsel to Rachael Reed KC, together with Honor Lanham.

‘The Data Gap: Why Ethnicity Statistics are missing from NZ’s Civil Courts’ [2025] NZLJ 369, New Zealand Law Journal, Lexis Nexis.

Presenter for Evidential Issues in Proceedings under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009, Criminal Law Evidence Masterclass, Legalwise Seminars, 2025.

Presenter for session on Costs Under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 and the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, Criminal Law Conference, Legalwise Seminars, 2025.

Presenter for Proceeds of Crime in Focus, Legalwise Seminars, 2024

Presenter for training session at Serious Fraud Office, focusing on the use of co-conspirators’ evidence, co-presented with Katie Hogan, 2024.

Guest lecturer at Adversarial Advocacy, AUT Law, leading sessions on theory of the case, opening, examinations in chief, cross-examination, and closing, 2023.

Presenter at the Crown Law Office Class series (available to the government legal network), on the use and misuse of cultural and linguistic evidence, 2023.

Guest lecturer at Commercial Criminal Law, AUT Law, with topic on electoral fraud, 2023.

Presenter of the session on the 2022 High Court donation cases, Legalwise Seminars, Criminal Law Symposium, 2023.

Panellist at ADR Unveiled: Empowering the Asian Aotearoa Communities through Dynamic Dialogue, an event organised by AMINZ, CIArb and K3 Legal, 2023

ADLS Webinar, Implied Terms and Damages, co-presented with Graham Kohler KC and Kate Davenport KC, 2022.

NZBA Webinar, Preparation of Witnesses, co-presented with Simon Shamy and Iswari Jayanandan, 2022.

ADLS Webinar, Statutory Demands, co-presented with Kevin Glover, 2021.

Guest lecturer at Commercial Criminal Law, AUT Law, with topic on the use of criminal proceeds legislation in the context of regulatory and fraud offences, 2020.

“Reflections from the Public Law Conference 2018”, At the Bar (New Zealand Bar Association magazine), November 2018.

“The Requirement for Licensees to Provide a Written Appraisal”, REINZ (Real Estate Institute of New Zealand) Publication, Winter 2017.

LLB, BCom (Finance)

MPub & IntLaw (First Class Honours)

Year Admitted: 2013

Barrister Sole: 2016