Dan Parker – Civil Litigation Barrister
Dan Parker is a barrister with over 30 years’ civil litigation experience. Admitted in 1991, he specialises in insurance, construction and commercial disputes.
He is regularly instructed in complex multi-party proceedings involving technical causation and significant liability issues.
He is known for strategic case management, disciplined preparation and effective advocacy in substantial High Court and appellate matters.
PRACTICE AREAS
Insurance
Regularly instructed by insurers and insureds in negligence and liability claims, life, health and disability disputes, and other policy response and indemnity issues.
Negligence
Professional and public liability claims involving professionals, contractors, local authorities and commercial entities across a range of sectors.
Construction
Complex technical and multi-party construction disputes involving property owners, contractors, developers and local authorities.
Commercial property and Civil Litigiation
High-value civil disputes, including shareholder and partnership matters, agribusiness disputes, banking and commercial securities, insolvency litigation, trustee and estate disputes, injunctions and defamation.
SELECTED MATTERS
Cridge & Ors v Studorp and James Hardie NZ Ltd
Led a 17-week High Court hearing in representative product liability proceedings involving extensive expert evidence and complex causation issues, together with related appeals
Heslop v Cousins
Successful professional negligence claim resulting in New Zealand’s highest award of general damages at the time.
Body Corporate 90247 & Manfrini Ltd v Wellington City Council
Acted in significant negligence proceedings against a local authority addressing duty and limitation issues.
McIlroy v Shirley
Successful defence of defamation proceedings.
Testimonials
— Richard Fowler KC
— Rob Macdonald