Presenters

Jason Goodall KC, Kings Counsel
Jason was appointed a King's Counsel in 2022. He practices across the full range of commercial litigation, but has particular expertise in banking and finance, securities, insurance, insolvency, professional negligence, trust and property disputes. He is named in Doyle's Guide as a leading New Zealand insolvency barrister. Jason has acted for many corporate clients and public companies including Vector, Westpac, Calibre Partners, Vero, Fletcher Building, PGG Wrightson, New Zealand Treasury, Maurice Blackburn, Itochu Corporation, Pyne Gould Corporation, Lloyd's syndicates, Spark, global insurance brokerage Willis, and litigation funders. He has also acted for clients in many of New Zealand's largest class action cases in recent years, including the CBL, Southern Response, James Hardie and Intueri class actions. Jason graduated from the University of Auckland in 2003, placing second in his year and receiving numerous prizes. Following graduation, he clerked for Sir Peter Blanchard in the Court of Appeal and then worked as a commercial litigator at Russell McVeagh and Slaughter & May (London). He moved to the independent bar in 2010 upon his return from London. Jason has presented numerous papers at Law Society conferences and is an editor of leading texts on property law, including Hinde McMorland & Sim Land Law in New Zealand. He has been admitted to practice in Samoa and has appeared numerous times in the Samoan Court of Appeal.


Mark Kelly, Commercial Mediator and Barrister, Bankside Chamber
Mark is one of New Zealand’s leading commercial mediators, mediating full-time, throughout New Zealand. He has over 30 years of experience in dispute resolution. Mark is the immediate past President, and a Fellow, of the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand. He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators. Mark has extensive experience successfully mediating high value disputes involving: general commercial issues, construction, insurance, intellectual property, trusts and estates, relationship property, rural and farm debt, sports, earthquake, weathertightness and international issues. Mark won the Mediator of the Year Award at the 2019 and 2022 New Zealand Law Awards. In 2023 he was named as one of New Zealand’s 26 most influential lawyers. He practices from Bankside Chambers, Auckland.


Harriet Quinlan, Senior Associate, Anthony Harper
Harriet is a Senior Associate at Anthony Harper in the commercial litigation team. Harriet has particular experience in contractual disputes, trust and estate litigation, relationship property matters and shareholder disputes. She also regularly advises insolvency practitioners and creditors in insolvency matters. Harriet applies excellent technical expertise to disputes with a view to achieving practical, efficient outcomes for clients. She has appeared in the Court of Appeal, regularly appears in the High Court and District Court and acts for clients in multi-million dollar arbitrations and mediations. Harriet has been ranked as a Next Generation Lawyer in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide. She is a member of the Restructuring & Turnaround Association of New Zealand (RITANZ), and Women in Restructuring and Insolvency.