Adams hails from Chapman Tripp while Senior jumps from FortyEight Shortland Barristers
Chapman Tripp's Julia Adams and FortyEight Shortland Barristers' Patrick Senior have made the jump to Shortland Chambers, reported the NZ Law Society.
Adams focuses on civil and commercial litigation and has tackled contract, trusts, company, banking, energy and construction disputes. She has advised clients on their responses to regulatory investigations.
She was previously a senior associate on Chapman Tripp's litigation team and has acted for clients in court as well as in arbitrations and mediations. She represented a high net worth individual on a breach of trust claim related to the establishment of a complex private wealth structure and worked with an energy client on an arbitration involving a major piece of infrastructure.
Adams also acted for an iwi in a dispute involving Treaty settlements and helped a major beverage producer to resolve a contractual dispute with a New Zealand distributor.
Meanwhile, Senior concentrates on environment and resource management issues. In particular, he has tackled matters related to urban development, coastal projects, farming and freshwater, climate change, and historic heritage.
He has advised on applications for judicial review, resource consent applications, plan changes and notices of requirement; he has also helped clients facing enforcement action or prosecution under the Resource Management Act. Moreover, he has handled matters involving fast-track consenting and intensification plan changes.
Senior has appeared before the High Court, the Environment Court and in commissioner-led hearings. His clients have included major companies, infrastructure operators, local government entities and private developers.
