Thursday, 26 February 2026
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the core requirements for drafting clear, effective pleadings in New Zealand dispute resolution matters
- Recognise common pleading risks, including poor structure, insufficient particulars and strike out exposure
How to Draft Effective Pleadings
- Why pleadings are important
- The fundamental requirements involved in drafting pleadings
- The benefits of pleading effectively are wide ranging
- The risk in pleading poorly: some examples of strike out
Presented by Tom Pasley, Partner, Robertsons
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Rob Latton, Barrister, FortyEight Shortland Chambers
Presenters
Rob Latton, Barrister, FortyEight Shortland BarristersRob Latton is a barrister practicing from 48 Shortland Barristers, Auckland. He is a practitioner with over 30 years’ experience in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Commencing practice as a barrister sole in 2016, Rob specializes in civil and commercial advice and litigation, and has been involved in extensive estates and trusts work in recent years. In particular, he has acted for many executors and trustees in claims alleging breaches of duty, as well as challenges to wills and general estate disputes, including Burgess & Another v Monk & Others (No. 6).
Tom Pasley, Partner, Robertsons
Tom is an experienced commercial and civil litigator who is regularly involved in the resolution of disputes through litigation, arbitration, mediation, and negotiation. He acts for private clients, insurers, and insureds and provides sound judgement and strategic advice on challenging legal matters. Tom’s practice focuses on contractual disputes, company and securities law, insurance, insolvency, banking and finance, professional negligence, trust disputes, regulatory litigation and investigations, and property disputes. Tom has also acted for clients in several of New Zealand’s largest class actions and is experienced working on large and complex multi-party disputes.
