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NEW ZEALAND

Welcome to the New Zealand Branch
Previous Conference Papers

REGISTER NOW!
MLAANZ New Zealand Branch Conference & AGM
Auckland, 9 May 2025
Dear Members
The MLAANZ NZ Branch Committee is pleased to announce the programme and opening of registration for the 2025 NZ Branch annual conference to be held in Auckland on Friday 9 May 2025 (with our usual ice breaker function the night before).
  • Thursday 8 May – Ice breaker drinks from 5:30pm (Little Alice at Saint Alice)
  • Friday 9 May – Conference (Sofitel Viaduct Harbour)
  • Friday 9 May – Dinner (Giraffe)
Registrations can be made via Eventbrite.
We very much looking forward to seeing you all there!
Please direct any questions via E-mail to either [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected].
MLAANZ NZ Branch Committee

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MLAANZ New Zealand Branch Conference & AGM
Auckland, 2 June 2023
Dear Members,
The NZ branch committee is very pleased to announce the NZ Branch Conference to be held in Auckland on 2 June 2023 (with our usual icebreaker function the night before).
Including:
  • drinks at Little Alice on Thursday evening
  • conference at Hilton Hotel on the Friday
  • dinner at Non Solo Pizza Parnell on Friday
An updated programme has now been released (5 May).
Registration can be actioned here.
We are very much looking forward to seeing you all there!
Any questions, please email [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you all at the conference!
Ngā mihi 
Richard Belcher
Secretary
NZ Branch
Tel:  0211121190
Email: [email protected]

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MLAANZ New Zealand Branch Conference
Auckland, November 10, 2022
  • MLAANZ New Zealand Branch Conference 2022 Programme & Registration (Updated October 21)​
The New Zealand Branch Committee is pleased to announce that this year’s conference will take place on November 10, 2022 at the Sofitel, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland, followed by a dinner.
Conference ice-breaker drinks will be held the evening before, on November 9, 2022.  
We look forward to seeing you all at the conference!
Ngā mihi 
Richard Belcher
Secretary
NZ Branch
Tel:  0211121190
Email: [email protected]

NZ BRANCH CONFERENCE – Thursday May 13 and Friday May 14, 2021
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The New Zealand Branch Committee of MLAANZ invites members and those interested in maritime law to its 2021 conference and AGM on May 13 and 14.
Following the postponement of last year's event due to the pandemic, we are very excited to offer a varied programme (updated May 12) with a range of presentations on current issues relating to the maritime and related industries. Now more than a year in to COVID-19 the conference will hear first-hand from industry how they have adapted to deal with current challenges in the supplySav chain, while Paul David QC and Matthew Flynn address the corresponding contractual and insurance issues that arise. Maintaining a topical focus, Neil Beadle will be considering the implications following the tragic events at White Island, while Bevan Marten & John Burton question the scope of Harbourmaster directions and Emily Ferguson highlights some of the liability questions relating to shipping in Antarctica. We have our usual ‘case notes’ session, with three young members providing an update on recent cases of interest before learning from Fullers Group about their experience in developing a Project Order under HSWA. The practical challenges of repatriating foreign fishing crew to New Zealand during COVID-19 will be discussed from both the industry and government perspective. With 2021 being IMO’s year of action for seafarers, we will get some insight into the effect on those key workers and what that means for the global supply chain before finishing with a surveyor’s point of view from the frontline.
The conference is an excellent professional networking opportunity, and always provides an enjoyable get-together for attendees through the Icebreaker drinks on the Thursday evening and the ever popular post-conference dinner.
Please email [email protected]​ for more information.

​PAPERS
​​NZ Branch Conference 2021 papers:
  • Sink or Swim: Adapting to Deal with Current Challenges in the Supply Chain – Mike Knowles, New Zealand Council of Cargo Owners
  • Meeting the Insurance Challenges – Matthew Flynn, Consultant, McElroys
  • Contract Issues: Safety, Force Majeure and Frustration – Paul David QC, Eldon Chambers
  • Will the Whakaari/White Island Tragedy Change Adventure Tourism in New Zealand – Neil Beadle, Special Counsel, DLA
  • Are Harbourmasters’ Standing Directions Lawful? – John Burton and Bevan Marten, Izard Weston
  • Iceberg Ahead? Liability Issues from Shipping in Antarctica – Emily Ferguson, Solicitor, Wynn Williams
  • Case Notes
    1. Linda McKeever v Northernreef Insurance Co SA [2019] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 161 – Natalie Jagusch, Solicitor, Duncan Cotterill
    2. Noble Chartering Inc v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd (The “Tai Prize”) [2021] EWCA Civ 87 – Zane Fookes, Solicitor, Chapman Tripp
    3. Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd v Nautical Challenge Ltd (The Alexandra 1 & The Ever Smart) [2021] UKSC 6 – Daniel Jackson, Solicitor, Oceanlaw
  • HSWA Project Orders – Courage and Innovation, Moving the Sector Forward – Brent Sutton, Director, Learning Teams Inc
  • All at Sea – Repatriation of Foreign Crew for the New Zealand Fishing Industry during COVID-19 – Karyn van Wijngaarden, Partner, and Hayley Campbell, Senior Solicitor, Oceanlaw
  • The Invisible Cost of Human Capital – Seafarer Perspectives – Rev Lance Lukin, Regional Director, The Oceania Mission to Seafarers
  • View from the Front – Simon Marshall, Marine Surveyor Sedgwick New Zealand

NZ BRANCH CONFERENCE – THURSDAY 26 MARCH AND FRIDAY 27 MARCH, 2020
The New Zealand Branch Committee of MLAANZ invites members and those interested in maritime law to its 2020 conference and AGM on March 26 and 27.
We are very excited to offer a varied programme with a range of presentations on current issues relating to the maritime and related industries. The conference is an excellent professional networking opportunity and always provides an enjoyable get-together for attendees.
Thursday will see an icebreaker with complimentary drinks from 6pm-8pm at Hanging Ditch (14 Leeds Street). Friday will see the conference held from 8.30am-4.30pm at Parliament House (Legislative Council Chamber) followed by the AGM from 5pm-6pm at the same venue, with the dinner being hosted from 7pm-late at Dockside (3 Queens Wharf).
The conference will be of particular interest to maritime lawyers, vessel operators, port companies, exporters and maritime insurers. 
Please email [email protected]​ for more information.

NZ BRANCH CONFERENCE – THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2019
Its here!  Please find attached the full programme details and registration form for the New Zealand Branch conference, to be held on Thursday 11 April 2019  from 1-5pm in the Five Knots room at Tamaki Yacht Club, Orakei, Auckland with dinner to follow at the Soul Bar in Viaduct Harbour. Please do pass on the conference details to any other colleagues or friends who may not (yet!) be members of MLAANZ.
The local conference is a mainstay on the NZ branch calendar and we hope many of you can make it.  We have a great programme lined up with excellent speakers, talking across a range of topical issues – all  with very real implications and practical relevance to maritime and related industries. The NZ branch conference is also a great opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues and make new connections. We look forward to seeing you there.
Please email [email protected]​ for more information.

NZ BRANCH CONFERENCE – 24 AND 25 MAY 2018
The New Zealand branch invites members, colleagues and anyone interested in maritime law to its annual conference. We begin events with welcome drinks from 6pm on Thursday, 24 May 2018 at Harbourside, Auckland CBD. The conference and branch AGM will be held the next day, Friday, 25 May 2018 at Goldie Estate on Waiheke Island. We hope to see you there!
Click for here registration documents or email [email protected] or [email protected] for more information.

NZ BRANCH SUBMISSION TO SELECT COMMITTEE ON MTAB
  • ​​MLAANZ NZ Branch submission on Maritime Transport Amendment Bill 2016.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Chair: John Knight
Chapman Tripp
Level 6, 20 Customhouse Quay
​WELLINGTON 6140
Tel +64 4 498 4947 
[email protected]

Treasurer: Theo Ewart
Wotton + Kearney
Level 8, 21 Queen Street
AUCKLAND 1010
New Zealand
Tel +64 9 377 1854
[email protected]

Richard Belcher
Luke Cunningham Clere
Level 20, 157 Lambton Quay
WELLINGTON 6011
Tel +64 4 472 1045
[email protected]
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Paul David KC
Eldon Chambers
5 High Street
AUCKLAND 1010
Tel +64 9 379 5589
[email protected]
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Vanessa Ma
Morgan Coakle
​Level 9, 41 Shortland Street

AUCKLAND 1010
Tel +64 9 303 9019
[email protected]

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Kerryn Webster
Tompkins|Wake
Level 8, Westpac House
430 Victoria Street
HAMILTON 3204
Tel +64 7 245 0548
[email protected]

Secretary: Colin Hunter
Hesketh Henry
Level 14, HSBC Tower
88 Quay Street
AUCKLAND 1010

Tel +64 9 375 8766 
[email protected]

Neil Beadle
Wotton + Kearney
Level 8, 21 Queen Street
AUCKLAND 1010
Tel +64 9 940 3885
[email protected]
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Andrew Colgan
McElroys
Level 15, Tower Centre
45 Queen Street
AUCKLAND 1010
Tel +64 9 307 2003
[email protected]
 
Hamish Fletcher
Oceanlaw New Zealand
Level 2, Montgomery House
190 Trafalgar Street
NELSON 7010
Tel +64 3 548 4136
[email protected]
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​John McKelvie
Vero Marine Insurance
Level 15, Vero Centre
48 Shortland Street
AUCKLAND 1010
Tel +64 9 363 2619
[email protected]

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