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Areas of practice
– Civil & commercial litigation
– Relationship property litigation
– Criminal litigation
Cameron Lawes is a founding member of Resolution Chambers. He is also a visiting university law lecturer at the AUT, delivering a new course he has written on civil and commercial litigation to final year law students.
Cameron is dual qualified in NZ and the UK, having spent 15 years in London handling high profile litigation cases across a range of subject matters. He now combines the skills and experience gained in both the British and New Zealand jurisdictions to deliver an exceptional litigation service.
Background
Cameron studied and trained in Wellington, where he worked as a criminal and commercial barrister and solicitor, originally learning his criminal craft under the late great Greg King.
Cameron then moved to the UK where he first worked for a High Court Judge at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. He later moved in to private practice where he was a Partner for 10 years, rising to become a Senior Equity Partner, in the London office of a top international law firm.
As well as running a full time London litigation practice, Cameron also held dual management roles. He was Champion of the Real Estate Sector (accounting for 25% of total firm revenue) and Chairman of the firm’s Strategy Board (the senior board responsible for setting long term firm wide strategy).
Highlights during his time in practice in London included two significant cases that established precedents that changed the development of the law in the UK. Taking a case all the way to the House of Lords he developed a new approach to the way competition law impacts on the enforceability of contractual arrangements and in the High Court, his team established a new basis for an Administrators contractual liability where a company is insolvent. Both cases were heavily reported and founded a new basis for legal interpretation in the leading text books.
Affiliations
– Director of the Real Meal Company Limited, providing the best possible freeze dried meals to campers, trampers, hikers, hunters and adventure racers – Real Meals.
– Director of Elbaware Limited a medical technology company designing, manufacturing and selling innovative smart hygiene devices – Elbaware.
– Director of Apercure Limited a medical technology company designing, manufacturing and selling a new form of drain retention device.
– Director of Cornerstone Counsel Limited, providing business consultancy advice and public speaking engagements, primarily in the motorsport sector.
– Manager of Kiwi Motorsports Limited, the leading team in the FIA F3 (FR) and F4 USA series.
– Former board member of the Kohatu Park Supporters Club, developing a motorsport track and adventure park for the Top of the South.
– Former board member of Melrose House, an iconic Nelson heritage landmark.
Interests
Away from the office Cameron enjoys climbing mountains, running marathons and desert ultramarathons and collecting and racing motorcars.
In the last few years he has run self-supported multiday ultramarathons (250 km each) across the Sahara, Gobi, Atacama, Jordanian, Namibian, Simpson and Arizona deserts.
City breaks have included marathons in London, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Venice, New York, Chicago, Cork, Loch Ness, and different towns in the UK and NZ – most often running them with his Mum.
He has also climbed many of the classic European alpine routes summiting Mt Blanc, the Matterhorn and many other European mountains. After 2 attempts on the Eiger (both abandoned for adverse weather) he dreams of returning to complete the classic trio.
While still dreaming of the European and Greater Ranges, following his return to NZ, Cameron has started his NZ mountaineering campaign. Having just summited Mt Aspiring (the Matterhorn of the South) and Mt Cook (NZ’s highest mountain) he looks forward to the other pleasures to be found in the Southern Alps.
Having grown up in Palmerston North, Cameron was not able to resist the draw of motoring. He maintains an (ever growing) collection of road cars. He also has a small collection of racing cars both in NZ and the USA (where he is an adviser to, and investor in, a NZ Formula 3 and 4 team based in America competing in the FIA F3 and F4 USA series). He has gained a motorsport NZ racing drivers licence for both circuit and rally driving, and looks forward to more time on the circuits of NZ in his classic racing car, and on the dirt and gravel roads of NZ in his classic rally car.
Cameron also dabbles in a bit of writing, having invented what he thinks is a new way of writing, which he has called ‘scribing. You can view his published ‘scribes here.
Cameron is founder and CEO of The MARCH (The Multisport Adventure Racing Challenge) and he also writes business columns, accepts public speaking engagements, and writes children’s books.
With his wife he bought the previously closed Cable Bay Cafe, an idyllic cafe located in its own slice of Kiwi paradise, and built it up to rank as 8th most popular restaurant in the Nelson region out of 132 restaurants rated on Tripadviser – now sold.
Cameron is blessed with a great family who support him in his endeavours and provide him with the greatest joy.
Contact details
DDI: 03 548 7777
Mobile: 027 772 2022
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ANGELA OSBORNE – PARALEGAL
DDI: 03 548 7777
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Areas of practice
Angela works with Cameron across all his areas of practice, providing key assistance at all stages of litigation.
Background
Angela studied tourism and hospitality in Nelson before moving to Australia to pursue her career.
In Australia, Angela held senior executive support roles within the tourism sector, working for a major tourism enterprise on the Gold Coast.
Angela then moved in to real estate, rising to become the Operations Manager of a large and successful multi-office real estate practice.
After 13 years in Australia, Angela returned to New Zealand and completed her NZ Law Society Legal Executive diploma in October 2018.
Angela is now working towards her law degree. She is well progressed in her studies and looking forward to completing another qualification and continuing to excel in the legal profession.
Angela has worked with Cameron as a paralegal since May 2017, while completing her studies.
Affiliations
– Board of Trustees member and Chair of a local school
– Support member of the NZ Institute of Legal Executives
Interests
Angela enjoys keeping active with a range of outdoor activities and spends many hours accompanying her two daughters on outdoor adventures.
Angela also enjoys experimenting in the kitchen and spending time with her delightful and loving family, who support her in chasing her dreams.
Contact details
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