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Susan Hughes QC
Civil and Criminal Litigation & ArbitrationAreas of Practice
- Civil Litigation – Family protection/Testamentary promises claims, Judicial review proceedings, Trustee Act proceedings, Injunctions, Partition orders, Breaches of contract and claims in tort
- Arbitrations/mediations – Susan is a qualified arbitrator
- Criminal
- Jury trials – Susan has appeared as lead counsel in 20 murder trials and in hundreds of other criminal trials involving allegations as diverse as fraud, drugs, sex and violence
- Maori Land Court
- Employment
Professional Background
Admitted: 1983
Partner: Govett Quilliam 1987-2006
Barrister: 2006 – Present
Queen’s Counsel: 2007 – Present
Related Experience
Susan is a longstanding faculty member of the New Zealand Law Society Litigation Skills course and is a member of the New Zealand Law Society Disciplinary Tribunal.
Other
She has held various appointments beyond the law, most recently she was a Director of Civil Aviation from 2004 to 2011 and she is currently a member of the New Zealand Medical Council and a trustee of the Len Lye Foundation.