Presenters

Fionnghuala Cuncannon, Partner, Cuncannon
Fionnghuala is experienced in civil and commercial litigation and dispute resolution, criminal prosecution, judicial review, and public law.  Fionnghuala is a Senior Crown Prosecutor and member of the Cartel Prosecutors Panel.  She is ranked in Chambers and Partners for Dispute Resolution and Competition/Antitrust. Her experience also includes teaching as an Adjunct Lecturer for Contract Law at Victoria University of Wellington, and contributing to Mahoney on Evidence (2nd Edition, Thomson Reuters, 2024).


Matthew Harris, Barrister, Shortland Chambers
Matthew’s practice encompasses most areas of civil and commercial litigation, including company and contract, class actions, insurance and professional liability, construction, and property.  He has conducted numerous trials and appeals as sole or lead counsel.  Matthew is recognised for his expertise in insurance (property, professional indemnity, general liability, and statutory liability) and professional liability. He advises on indemnity and represents a wide range of insureds in civil proceedings and in regulatory and professional conduct inquiries. He acted in dozens of proceedings arising out of the Canterbury earthquakes. Matthew has a particular expertise in class actions. He has acted for The A2 Milk Company Ltd in a shareholder class action; for a product distributor in a proposed class action over so-called “combustible” cladding; and for the directors in the second stage of the Feltex shareholder class action (Houghton v Saunders). Matthew practised at Gilbert Walker for over 16 years before joining chambers and spent nearly a decade working at Clifford Chance and Davis Polk in London and at Covington & Burling in Washington, DC.  He began his career as a Judges’ Clerk for the Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias (among others) before taking his LLM at New York University as a Fulbright Scholar and Hauser Global Scholar. Matthew is a member of the NZLS Litigation Skills Faculty, a member of the NZLS Law Reform Committee, and a member of a NZLS Standards Committee.

Presenters

Fionnghuala Cuncannon, Partner, Cuncannon
Fionnghuala is experienced in civil and commercial litigation and dispute resolution, criminal prosecution, judicial review, and public law.  Fionnghuala is a Senior Crown Prosecutor and member of the Cartel Prosecutors Panel.  She is ranked in Chambers and Partners for Dispute Resolution and Competition/Antitrust. Her experience also includes teaching as an Adjunct Lecturer for Contract Law at Victoria University of Wellington, and contributing to Mahoney on Evidence (2nd Edition, Thomson Reuters, 2024).


Matthew Harris, Barrister, Shortland Chambers
Matthew’s practice encompasses most areas of civil and commercial litigation, including company and contract, class actions, insurance and professional liability, construction, and property.  He has conducted numerous trials and appeals as sole or lead counsel.  Matthew is recognised for his expertise in insurance (property, professional indemnity, general liability, and statutory liability) and professional liability. He advises on indemnity and represents a wide range of insureds in civil proceedings and in regulatory and professional conduct inquiries. He acted in dozens of proceedings arising out of the Canterbury earthquakes. Matthew has a particular expertise in class actions. He has acted for The A2 Milk Company Ltd in a shareholder class action; for a product distributor in a proposed class action over so-called “combustible” cladding; and for the directors in the second stage of the Feltex shareholder class action (Houghton v Saunders). Matthew practised at Gilbert Walker for over 16 years before joining chambers and spent nearly a decade working at Clifford Chance and Davis Polk in London and at Covington & Burling in Washington, DC.  He began his career as a Judges’ Clerk for the Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias (among others) before taking his LLM at New York University as a Fulbright Scholar and Hauser Global Scholar. Matthew is a member of the NZLS Litigation Skills Faculty, a member of the NZLS Law Reform Committee, and a member of a NZLS Standards Committee.