Presenters

Barton Hoggard, Partner, Simpson Wester
Barton is a partner in the commercial property team at Simpson Western. He advises clients on all aspects of property law, with a particular focus on property development and leasing arrangements.  Barton has practiced law in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the Middle East. He worked in the United Arab Emirates for ten years and was a corporate partner of English law firm, Clyde & Co, based in Dubai. During this time, Barton advised sovereign wealth funds, governments, Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, property developers and individual investors on a number of complex transactions in a wide range of industries.


Richard Little, Partner, Eagles Eagles & Redpath
Richard enjoys working in many different areas of the law specialising in conveyancing, civil and private law (wills, trusts etc). He has a particular interest in mental health law and regularly appears in mental health proceedings in his current role as the District Inspector for Mental Health in Southland. He regularly appears on behalf of clients in the criminal court and is always available for agency instructions particularly in the High Court. He is currently testing the capabilities of online Legal Services and is actively seeking new instructions from clients everywhere. Richard was raised in Southland, living across the district and attending Southland Boys High School before attending Otago University. He then returned home to work with Eagles, Eagles and Redpath in 2010. He spent a year in Europe in 2014 before returning to concentrate on his career in law. Both socially and competitively, Richard is active in the sporting community. He currently plays for the Invercargill Blues Rugby Club and enjoys social netball, squash and running whenever he can fit it in.