A New Regime for High Court Civil Proceedings

In conjunction with The Rules Committee | Te Komiti Mō Ngā Tikanga Kooti

Sponsored by

                       
Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture                The New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o te Ture

The Rules Committee has worked for several years and through many rounds of consultation on its now-completed High Court (Improved Access to Civil Justice) Amendment Rules currently being promulgated. These Rules implement the Committee’s recommendations in relation to the High Court in its 2022 report “Improving Access to Civil Justice”. The new regime is due to commence on 1 January 2026. Join this valuable and important seminar in which the Chair and two key members of the Rules Committee will outline the background, content and implications of the new Rules once they are implemented.

Learning objectives

By attending this seminar you will:

• Become familiar with the project’s background and the new Rules.
• Understand the practical aspects of the implementation of the new Rules.
• Be initially ready, and know where to go to learn more about the new Rules.

Who should attend

All civil practitioners at all levels.

Presenters

Hon Justice Francis Cooke
Court of Appeal, Wellington, Chair Rules Committee

Justice Cooke has an LLB (Hons) from Victoria University, and an LLM from Cambridge University. After periods at firms in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, he began practice at the independent bar in 1994 as one of the founding members of Thorndon Chambers specialising in public and commercial law, and became a Queen’s Counsel in 2004. Justice Cooke was appointed to the High Court in 2018 and to the Court of Appeal in 2024. He became Chair of the Rules Committee in 2020.
 

Hon Justice Sally Fitzgerald
Chief High Court Judge, Auckland

Justice Fitzgerald graduated with an LLB (Senior Scholar) from Victoria University of Wellington in 1992 and was admitted to the New Zealand bar in the same year. After some years overseas she returned to Auckland in 2006, and joined the partnership of Russell McVeagh in 2007, specialising in complex commercial dispute resolution, including regulatory investigations and proceedings, tax litigation, and arbitration law and practice. Justice Fitzgerald was appointed a Judge of the High Court in 2016. She was appointed the Chief Judge of the High Court of New Zealand in December 2023.
 

Daniel Kalderimis KC
Barrister, Wellington

Daniel is a barrister at Thorndon Chambers, Richmond Chambers and Twenty Essex, specialising in complex commercial and public law disputes. Formerly a partner at Chapman Tripp, he has appeared at all levels of the New Zealand court system and in numerous arbitrations in Singapore, London and elsewhere. Daniel is admitted in New Zealand, England & Wales and New York. He is a member of the Rules Committee, convenor of the Law Society Civil Litigation and Tribunals Committee and teaches Civil Procedure and Advocacy at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington Law School.

Resources

A PDF book is included in the fee and will be emailed to you along with your ticket, one week before the seminar. PowerPoint slides will be emailed out after 3pm the day before the event.

Live web stream registrants – you will be emailed a link to join the live stream one week before. For information on what is required to participate in the live web stream, click here. A recording will be distributed approximately one week after the event.

Live Stream Recording

All attendees will recieve four weeks of access to the live stream recording. This added benefit allows you to revisit key insights, in your own time – at your own pace, and reinforce your understanding to extend the value of your learning well beyond attending the event. Recordings will be available approximately one week after the event.

Fee (incl GST)

Law Society Members benefit from up to 30% off

• $205 – Law Society members & associate members
• $205 – New Zealand Bar Association Members - if you are not also a member of the New Zealand Law Society, we invite you to register at the Law Society member rate -  please email us to register. 
• $295 – Non-members
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Cancellation and refund policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE New Zealand Law Society in writing of the change. CLE reserves the right to close registrations, and cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.