Employment Law
The Employment Law Committee is comprised of practitioners who specialise in employment law and work for firms, private in-house teams, unions and as sole practitioners and barristers. The Committee liaises closely with a wide range of stakeholders in the employment law sector including the Employment Court, Employment Relations Authority, WorkSafe and other employment-related institutions such as trade unions. The committee assists with the development of the well-attended Burning Issues in Employment Law Forum and also hosts an annual dinner for employment law practitioners, mediators, and judges.
Members
Committee members, October 2022 – September 2024:
- Catherine Stewart – Barrister sole, Chancery Chambers (Committee Convenor)
- Graeme Colgan – Barrister sole
- Philip Skelton KC – Barrister sole, Bankside Chambers
- John Hannan – Barrister sole, Bankside Chambers
- Rob Towner – Barrister sole, Richmond Chambers
- Helen Gilbert – Barrister sole
- David Fleming – Barrister sole, Fleming Singleton Law
- Jenni-Maree Trotman – Barrister sole
- Mark Donovan – Barrister sole, Chancery Chambers
- Gary Pollak – Sole Practitioner, Garry Pollak & Co
- Jodi Sharman – Partner, Hesketh Henry
- Shelley Kopu – Director, Shelley Kopu Law
- Simon Lapthorne – Partner, Kiely Thompson Caisley
- Daniel Erickson – Partner, Tompkins Wake
- Catherine Pendleton – Principal, Turner Hopkins
- Rosemary Wooders – Partner, Bell Gully
- Kieron Creagh – Senior Associate, Russell McVeagh
- Hannah King – Senior Associate, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
- Rebecca White – Senior Associate, LangtonHudsonButcher
- Helen Pryde – Senior Associate, Duncan Cotterill
- India Townshend – Senior Associate, Simpson Grieson
- Astrid Sandberg – Senior Workplace Relations Manager, Air New Zealand
- Bronwen Newcombe – General Counsel, North Shore Toyota
- Matthew Dearing – Legal Counsel, First Security Guard
- David Sparks – Case Worker, Rotorua District Community Law Centre
- William Fussey – Associate, Anderson Lloyd
- Tom Sanders – Senior Solicitor, Buddle Findlay
- Simon Schofield – Professional Teaching Fellow, University of Auckland
Equal Justice Project (EJP) student representatives on the Committee, 2023 calendar year:
- Niamh Forgie – University of Auckland
Interested in joining the committee?
Thank you for your interest. This Committee is currently at full complement and is not recruiting new members.