Hamish McIntosh

Partner

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He has extensive experience in oil and gas disputes; information technology disputes; and insurance matters (primarily involving commercial, fire and general insurance).

He has been a partner at Russell McVeagh since 2000. He has been with the firm since he was a graduate, with four years working overseas in the litigation departments for Clifford Chance in London and Herbert Smith in Hong Kong.

• Extensive domestic and overseas experience in major commercial and property litigation, arbitration and mediations, including: 
  • Crown Minerals regime disputes
  • Regulatory investigations and proceedings 
  • IT contract disputes 
  • Utilities contract disputes (eg. port charges, natural gas, toll road charges, telecommunications) 
  • Shareholders' disputes 
  • Prohibitive and mandatory injunctions 
• Extensive experience as counsel, appearing in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court, as well as arbitrations, mediations and settlement conferences, including: 
  • Acted for Fay in Chirnside v Fay, a Supreme Court decision delivered in September 2006 about fiduciary obligations between commercial joint venturers. 
  • Acted for Telecom NZ Ltd in respect of the 2006 Securities Commission investigation into market impacts of the unlawful disclosure of a Cabinet Paper. 
  • Acted for ExxonMobil in its 2006 High Court proceeding against the Crown for declarations as to ownership of seismic data in respect of the Great South Basin. 
  • Acted (with James Farmer, QC) for BoPE in Commerce Commission v Bay of Plenty Electricity Ltd, a High Court prosecution under ss 36 and 27 of the Commerce Act heard in 2007. 
• Advising on Companies Act Schemes of Arrangement; securities and credit compliance opinions and proceedings; and legislative changes. 
• Providing indemnity and liability advice in relation to fire and general, professional indemnity, liability and accident insurance.