Conflict of laws
Acting for both plaintiffs and defendants in respect of cross-border commercial issues and the international enforcement of foreign judgments, including:
- acting for Zespri in a claim involving cross-border infringement issues and the territorial scope of the Plant Variety Rights Act
- advising and acting for clients in respect of the registration and enforcement of foreign judgments
- advising on forum non conveniens issues and selecting the most appropriate forum
- acting for a Korean shipping company under administration in respect of ship arrests in New Zealand and cross-border insolvency issues.
Author (now co-author) of the New Zealand Chapter in International Execution against Judgment Debtors (looseleaf ed, Thomson Reuters Westlaw, New York), 2010 and subsequent annual updates.
Laura O'Gorman "Chasing Debtors: Service and Cross-Border Issues" [File size: 7.9MB] at Legalwise webinar (20 September 2019)