Felix Geiringer
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| Felix Geiringer | |
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| Born | Felix Egmont Geiringer 1971 (age 52–53) |
| 💼 Occupation | Lawyer |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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| 👪 Relatives | Claudia Geiringer (sister) |
| 🏅 Awards | Rhodes Scholar |
| 🌐 Website | geiringer |
Felix Egmont Geiringer (born 1971) is a New Zealand lawyer, and former student politician, Rhodes Scholar, and mathematician.[1] He is the Wellington vice-president of the New Zealand Bar Association,[2] and a member of Lambton Chambers in Wellington.[3]
Legal career[edit]
Geiringer was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2005.[4] He worked in the litigation team at Chapman Tripp in Wellington, before moving to London in 2007,[5] where he worked as an associate in the banking regulation team at Clifford Chance.[6] He was admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2007.[7] In 2009, Geiringer was called to the bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn.[8] He practised as a barrister in London out of 1 Grey's Inn Square Chambers, and Doughty Street Chambers.[6]
Geiringer returned to New Zealand in 2011 and began practice as a barrister at Terrace Chambers in Wellington.[1] In 2019, he moved to Lambton Chambers.[9]
Notable cases[edit]
- Arnold v Stuff Ltd [2018] NZHC 1641. Geiringer represented the mayor of Invercargill, Sir Tim Shadbolt, in defending a defamation claim by Invercargill City Councillor, Karen Arnold.[10][11][12][13][14] Arnold's claims were dismissed by a jury after a three-week trial, and that decision was upheld by the High Court.[10]
- Waho v Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust [2018] NZHC 1935. Geiringer represented former trustee of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust, Toni Waho, in his High Court case against the trust board.[15][16] Waho obtained a declaration that his removal from the trust had been unlawful.[15][17] The High Court found that Waho acted “with a sense of personal integrity” and “in conformity with the contractual and fiduciary obligation on each member of the Board”.[15][18][19] He was awarded unpaid honorarium and over half a million dollars in costs.[20][21][22]
- Hager v The Attorney-General [2015] NZHC 3268. Geiringer represented investigative journalist, Nicky Hager, in his case against the New Zealand Police.[23][24][25] In what was described as a "landmark case", Hager obtained a declaration that the warrant the police obtained to search his home was unlawful.[26][27] Geiringer later negotiated a settlement in which the police accepted that they had committed multiple unlawful acts in obtaining and executing the warrant, apologised to Hager, and paid him "substantial" damages and costs.[28][29][30] Geiringer also negotiated a settlement for Hager's daughter,[31][32] and for Hager in a related claim against Westpac.[33] [34][35][36][37][38]
- New Zealand Māori Council v Attorney-General (Water) [2013] 3 NZLR 31; [2013] NZSC 6. Geiringer represented the New Zealand Māori Council in stage one of the urgent National Fresh Water and Geothermal Resources Inquiry before the Waitangi Tribunal,[39] and in the related judicial review proceedings before the High Court and Supreme Court.[40][41][42][1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dudding, Adam (August 4, 2012). "More than a lawman". Stuff.
- ↑ "The Council – NZ Bar Association – Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o te Ture". www.nzbar.org.nz.
- ↑ "Who We Are – LAMBTON CHAMBERS". www.lambtonchambers.co.nz.
- ↑ "Felix Egmont Geiringer". New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa. March 22, 2020.
- ↑ "LawTalk 934 by New Zealand Law Society – Issuu". issuu.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "At the Bar – September 2021 by New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o Te Ture – Issuu". issuu.com.
- ↑ "Person". www.sra.org.uk. October 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Calls to the bar" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ↑ "Lambton Chambers welcomes four additions". New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa. November 13, 2019.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/pdf/jdo/75/alfresco/service/api/node/content/workspace/SpacesStore/56cfb590-f49e-4498-888c-c5ac6bba3a82/56cfb590-f49e-4498-888c-c5ac6bba3a82.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ Lewis, Oliver (March 16, 2018). "Defamation proceedings against Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt and Stuff fail". Stuff.
- ↑ Lewis, Oliver (March 14, 2018). "Invercargill defamation trial nears end: decision could have 'substantial impact' on society, jury told". Stuff.
- ↑ Redmond, Adele (March 1, 2018). "Invercargill defamation trial: Lawyer claims councillor was 'aggressive and confrontational' with council colleagues". Stuff.
- ↑ Lewis, Oliver (March 15, 2018). "Invercargill defamation trial nears end: verdict expected Friday". Stuff.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/pdf/jdo/9e/alfresco/service/api/node/content/workspace/SpacesStore/861a45f0-d506-4a9e-a400-e204533142bc/861a45f0-d506-4a9e-a400-e204533142bc.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ "Waho fights for Te Kohanga Reo board spot". Stuff. October 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Former trustee takes legal battle back to High Court". RNZ. May 9, 2017.
- ↑ "High Court sides with Toni Waho in Kōhanga Trust case". Māori Television.
- ↑ "Vindication for sacked Kōhanga Reo trustee". RNZ. August 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust faces $549,000 legal costs claim". Stuff. February 1, 2019.
- ↑ https://waateanews.com/2019/06/24/khanga-trustee-refused-to-turn-a-blind-eye/
- ↑ https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/pdf/jdo/c7/alfresco/service/api/node/content/workspace/SpacesStore/b8d933c5-913f-4929-a498-1cab1f918334/b8d933c5-913f-4929-a498-1cab1f918334.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/pdf/jdo/cb/alfresco/service/api/node/content/workspace/SpacesStore/b6d71dc0-b008-40b6-9899-506a6c7878fb/b6d71dc0-b008-40b6-9899-506a6c7878fb.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ "Police raid on Nicky Hager's home was illegal". Magic.
- ↑ "Hager has law on his side – lawyer". RNZ. October 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Nicky Hager wins 'landmark' case against police over search of home". Stuff. December 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Police won't appeal 'unlawful' Hager search" – via www.newshub.co.nz.
- ↑ "Police pay Nicky Hager 'substantial damages' over Dirty Politics search". NZ Herald.
- ↑ Hunt, Henry Cooke and Tom (June 12, 2018). "Police apologise to Nicky Hager over Dirty Politics raid as part of settlement". Stuff.
- ↑ "Hager paid 'substantial damages' after unlawful search". Otago Daily Times Online News. June 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Nicky Hager's daughter reaches settlement with police after raid" – via www.newshub.co.nz.
- ↑ "PressReader.com – Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com.
- ↑ Flaws, Joel MacManus and Bonnie (March 7, 2019). "Nicky Hager gets payout and costs from Westpac after personal information released to police". Stuff.
- ↑ "Police refused OIA request to release correspondence with Westpac, Hager says". NBR. October 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Westpac admits breaching Nicky Hager's privacy by giving records to police". NZ Herald.
- ↑ Herald, Matt Nippert, NZ. "Westpac admits breaching Nicky Hager's privacy". ZB.
- ↑ Canlas, Krizzel. "Hager, Westpac settle privacy breach claim". www.insurancebusinessmag.com.
- ↑ Smellie, Pattrick. "Hager exploring options as Westpac privacy breach becomes public". businessdesk.co.nz.
- ↑ https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_59941926/Wai2358W.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/pdf/jdo/66/alfresco/service/api/node/content/workspace/SpacesStore/ca12e0a8-4d0a-483f-96d9-6f637e8ef9a0/ca12e0a8-4d0a-483f-96d9-6f637e8ef9a0.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/pdf/jdo/8a/alfresco/service/api/node/content/workspace/SpacesStore/555fe06a-004d-498b-b1cb-108652da0740/555fe06a-004d-498b-b1cb-108652da0740.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ "Maori Council expects Crown to fight 'all the way' on water rights". NBR. July 11, 2018.
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