recognised leaders in the development of the law of negligence

John Morrison graduated from Victoria University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts. He was admitted to the New Zealand Bar in the same year. 

John joined the predecessor of the firm in 2009 and left the current firm in 2014 to broaden his experience.   

Over the six years he was away John continued to work on a wide range of construction and liability disputes, predominately in the construction team of a large national law firm.  John rejoined the firm in September 2020.

John has extensive experience in a broad range of civil litigation claims, including construction contract disputes, liability and defective building claims. John has acted for various parties involved in construction disputes, ranging from developers, head contractors, subcontractors, consultants and local authorities.

John is a member of the New Zealand Society of Construction Law.

Latest Work

November 23 2023
ONE SHOT, TWO LIMBS

The High Court decision of GK Shaw Limited v Green is a good demonstration of the scope of issues that can be determined..

November 15 2023
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...

The recent case of Forbes v Townsend illustrates the potential repercussions of nominating third parties as the purchaser in property transactions.