Paul is a dispute resolution lawyer with particular experience in public law, competition law, and commercial litigation. Paul has over 25 years experience and a successful track record of resolving disputes and providing strategic advice in the public and private sectors.
Professional Qualifications
LLB (Hons) Victoria University of Wellington, 1986
Paul resolves disputes and provides strategic advice for clients in the public and private sectors. He has over 25 years experience as a trial and dispute resolution lawyer and has presented cases, to Privy Council level, in a range of areas.
Paul is an author of textbooks on judicial review, public law and trial advocacy and presents seminars and courses for the Law Society and other organisations on public law, civil litigation and courtroom advocacy.
Some of Paul's major projects
Public law
Conduct of public law, judicial review and constitutional law proceedings and provision of decision-making advice for a range of public bodies including Government departments, Crown entities, statutory tribunals and corporations, local authorities and the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga
Conduct of judicial review proceedings and provision of public law advice for other entities including iwi organisations, primary sector organisations, health providers and oil and gas companies
Acting as advisor, legal assessor, and prosecutor for a number of professional regulatory bodies
Commercial litigation
Conduct of competition law litigation
Conduct of High Court and arbitration proceedings for gas and electricity companies
Conduct of banking and finance litigation for banks and financial institutions
Conduct of litigation for receivers and liquidators
Conduct of tort, contract, intellectual property and product liability litigation
Advising sporting bodies and players appearing in disciplinary and player selection hearings
Environmental law
Advice to Government departments on climate change including the provision of a legal analysis and draft legislation for an emissions trading market
Appearances in the Environment Court, High Court and Court of Appeal for a range of clients including oil and gas companies, telecommunications companies, iwi organisations and statutory corporations
Treaty and Maori Law
Counsel for iwi organisations and Maori Trust Boards in settlement negotiations with the Crown involving negotiation of deeds of settlement, protocols with Government departments, agreements with local authorities, mandating of governance entities and securing the introduction of settlement legislation
Appearances as counsel for iwi in the Waitangi Tribunal
Conducting High Court proceedings on Treaty settlement issues
Appearances in the Maori Land Court and the Maori Appellate Court
Memberships and directorships
Member of New Zealand Law Society Consultative Groups
Faculty member, New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) Litigation Skills Programme
Former Chair, NZLS Continuing Legal Education Committee
Seminars and publications
PJ Radich and K Elkin, The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 - Reviewing the Complaints and Disciplinary Process, Conferenz Annual Medical Law Conference paper, May 2010
PJ Radich and L van Dam, The Public Law Liability of Entities Engaging in Commercial Conduct, Lexis Nexis Public Law Conference Paper, May 2009
PJ Radich, Treatment Injuries under the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001, Conferenz Annual Medical Law Conference paper, May 2009
PJ Radich, Structuring Judicious Review Proceedings, Lexis Nexis Public Law Conference paper, August 2008
PJ Radich and JK Hodgson, Public Law, NZLS seminar paper, 2006
PJ Radich, The Local Government Act - Public Law Implications and Remedies, Conferenz Local Government Act Conference paper, 2003
Presenter of NZLS two day Civil Litigation Skills Course since 2003
PJ Radich, The Emissions Market, NZLJ 14, 2002
PJ Radich, Balancing the Tables Through Emissions Trading and Carbon Sinks, IIR Climate Change Conference paper, 2001
PJ Radich, Kyoto and the Emissions Trading Market, NZLJ 463, 2001
Author of chapters in An Introduction to Advocacy, New Zealand Law Society (NZLS), 2001
PJ Radich, Public Law - An Introduction, NZLS Intensive on Public Law, 1998
PJ Radich and R Best - Maximising the Benefit of Public Law Litigation, AIC conference paper, 1997
PJ Radich and R Best, The Interface Between Judicial Review and Contract NZLJ, 1997
PJ Radich and R Best, Baigent - An Update, NZLJ 207, 1997
PJ Radich and R Best, Class Actions, NZLJ 265, 1997
PJ Radich, Judicial Review - A Time to Remove Labels, AIC conference paper, 1996
PJ Radich and M Scholtens, Judicial Review, NZLS seminar paper, 1995
PJ Radich, Material Non Disclosure, IIR Insurance Conference paper, 1994
Faculty member of NZLS seven day Litigation Skills Course since 1991
PJ Radich and D Carden, Civil Procedure, New Zealand Law Society seminar paper, 1991
Co-Author of Judicial Review, Butterworths 1991 and 1997 supplement
Reporter for Procedure Reports of New Zealand 1988 to 1992
PJ Radich, The Commerce Act 1986, 14 Australian Business Law Review 420, 1986
Author of McGechan on Procedure
Presented NZLS seminars on civil procedure, judicial review and public law
Chaired NZLS Public Law Conferences
Presented paper at NZLS Waitangi Tribunal Conference
Presented papers at national conferences on insurance law, judicial review, public law litigation, medical law, climate change and local government law
International recognition
Leading individual - Chambers Global - 2010/2011, 2009/2010, 2008/2009
Work history
Partner, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, New Zealand (2007 - current)
Partner, Other major New Zealand law firms (1993 - 2007)
Solicitor, Other major New Zealand law firms (1985 - 1993)
