Nicholas Russell
Contact Details
Address: Level 1, 5 Cable Street, Wellington, 6011
PO Box 10-242, The Terrace, Wellington, 6140
Nick.Russell@legalchambers.co.nz
Caroline Cheetham
PA to Nicholas Russell
Phone: +64 4 499 2684
caroline@legalchambers.co.nz
Background
Nicholas Russell has over 20 years of experience in civil litigation and public law. He has appeared as counsel in a wide range of key cases at the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, and Privy Council, as well as the High Court and Court of Appeal in the Cook Islands. Prior to joining Harbour Chamber in 2020, Nicholas was a partner at Chen Palmer, New Zealand’s leading specialist public law firm.
Qualifications and Experience
LLB (Hons), University of Auckland 1997
Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor 1997
New Zealand Law Commission 1997-1999
Solicitor, Chapman Tripp 1999-2000
Associate, Kensington Swan (now Dentons Kensington Swan) 2000-2005
Chen Palmer 2005-2020
Main Areas of Practice
Public law litigation and judicial review
Commercial litigation: contract, tort and equity litigation
Media and defamation: advising publishers, broadcasters and producers. Nicholas specialises in defamation litigation and broadcasting standards
Regulatory: Advising clients on compliance with or breaches of statutory regulation, particularly in the fields of education, overseas investment and competition. Nicholas also represents clients in these fields in disputes with regulators
Health law: Nicholas has acted for health practitioners and regulators on a wide range of matters including regulatory compliance, complaints, professional discipline and associated litigation.
