Nixon is a civil and commercial litigator. He is experienced with both trial and appellate work.
His areas of interest and practice include commercial litigation, contract and property disputes, trusts/fiduciary law, tort claims, and all aspects of public law. He has particular expertise in fiduciary & equitable remedies, the law of negligence and judicial review.
Prior to his practice as a barrister, he worked at a large national firm and was Crown Counsel at the Crown Law Office. He understands the needs of private and corporate clients, as well as the government and regulators. He appears regularly in the High Court and Court of Appeal, and has argued in several appeals in the Supreme Court.
He has been involved in some of the country’s most complex and high-value cases in the field of trusts/equity (a $6 billion claim for breach of fiduciary duty against the Crown), negligence (a $450m class-action claim against a government regulator), and private nuisance (a $7m claim, the leading Supreme Court case on the law of continuing nuisance).
He also has extensive experience in judicial review, often involving high stakes. Examples include challenges involving a $13.6 billion national land transport investment plan, proposed destruction of around 48,000 commercial fruit trees, and New Zealand’s climate change targets.
Nixon has a degree in economics as well. He is adept at handling complex economic/financial modelling and valuation evidence, including cross-examining expert witnesses in these disciplines.
Nixon is multilingual. In addition to English, he is fluent in Cantonese and has working knowledge of Mandarin. He can read both traditional and simplified Chinese.
Nixon’s recent significant instructions include:
Nixon is a civil and commercial litigator. He is experienced with both trial and appellate work.
His areas of interest and practice include commercial litigation, contract and property disputes, trusts/fiduciary law, tort claims, and all aspects of public law. He has particular expertise in fiduciary & equitable remedies, the law of negligence and judicial review.
Prior to his practice as a barrister, he worked at a large national firm and was Crown Counsel at the Crown Law Office. He understands the needs of private and corporate clients, as well as the government and regulators. He appears regularly in the High Court and Court of Appeal, and has argued in several appeals in the Supreme Court.
He has been involved in some of the country’s most complex and high-value cases in the field of trusts/equity (a $6 billion claim for breach of fiduciary duty against the Crown), negligence (a $450m class-action claim against a government regulator), and private nuisance (a $7m claim, the leading Supreme Court case on the law of continuing nuisance).
He also has extensive experience in judicial review, often involving high stakes. Examples include challenges involving a $13.6 billion national land transport investment plan, proposed destruction of around 48,000 commercial fruit trees, and New Zealand’s climate change targets.
Nixon has a degree in economics as well. He is adept at handling complex economic/financial modelling and valuation evidence, including cross-examining expert witnesses in these disciplines.
Nixon is multilingual. In addition to English, he is fluent in Cantonese and has working knowledge of Mandarin. He can read both traditional and simplified Chinese.
Nixon’s recent significant instructions include:
