Login

Qualifications and Career

John has a first class honours degree in law from Victoria University of Wellington. In 1987 he was awarded the Chapman Tripp prize for top law graduate. He won the Victoria University of Wellington mooting competition in 1985. John was admitted to the bar in 1986.

He joined the national law firm Kensington Swan in 1986 and was a partner of that firm  for 20 years from early 1993 to late 2012.

He went to the independent bar to practice as a barrister sole in October 2012, joining Bankside Chambers one of the leading sets of barristers' chambers in New Zealand.

TESTIMONIALS

‘John has assisted me with a number of complex legal matters. He not only demonstrated a comprehensive knowledge of law but also a wider understanding of the commercial and reputational considerations that need to be taken into account in successfully resolving disputes.'

Richard McIntosh, General Counsel, AIA New Zealand
 

SIGNIFICANT CASES

  • Acting as senior counsel for a group of major New Zealand retailers
  • Acting as counsel for Dymocks in major litigation on the termination of franchise agreements
  • Acting as counsel for New Zealand Rugby Union
 

MEMBER OF

p4

CONTACT ME

Phone. +64 9 379 1513
Mobile:  +64 21 641 675
Email. john.land@bankside.co.nz
logo1
09 379 1513
john.land@bankside.co.nz