Patrick
Anderson

Before joining Cooney Lees Morgan’s litigation team in early 2019, I practiced at law firms in both Christchurch and Auckland and also worked under the Chief Coroner.

I have a wide range of experience across different areas of litigation, appearing in Court, Tribunals and mediation regularly on behalf of clients in relation to both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Day-to-day I assist clients with disputes and help them to solve problems. I have a particular understanding of insolvency and civil matters, as well as employment law, both dispute resolution and in an advisory capacity. 
I am studying for my  Master of Laws (LLM) at the University of Auckland and have an interest in  academic writing, having seen various articles being published.

Recent Articles:

“Protecting the precariat – whether the Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Act 2019 adequately protects vulnerable consumers from mobile traders (truck shops)“ [2020] NZLJ 373

“Honey Bees confirms the law of penalties” ADLS Law News, May 2019.

“Hard cases make bad law – an assessment of the law in New Zealand relating to employer action against employees for conduct occurring outside of the workplace – Part 1” [2019] NZLJ 398.

“Hard cases make bad law – an assessment of the law in New Zealand relating to employer action against employees for conduct occurring outside of the workplace – Part 2” [2020] NZLJ 2.

“Out of step? A review of the Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill” – [2020] NZLJ 87.