Richard Idoine
Senior Lawyer
Senior Associate
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Auckland
Bio
Richard Idoine is a specialist civil and commercial litigator. He regularly acts on disputes involving insolvency, contractual, property, trusts, and company law dimensions; though his practice is not confined to those areas. He has appeared at courts of all levels, along with those of special subject-matter jurisdiction, such as the Māori Appellate Court and the Family Court.
Richard’s clients include companies of all shapes and sizes, insolvency practitioners, and high net worth individuals. He is regarded as one of New Zealand's foremost sanctions law experts. He provides advice both to designated persons – to assist with interpreting and, in exceptional cases, resisting sanctions – and to those interacting with designated persons – to enable them to meet their compliance obligations.
Richard has a reputation for bringing an analytical and measured approach to tough legal problems.
He is admitted to the Supreme Court of Samoa and takes instructions in that jurisdiction.
Recognition
- NZ Lawyer Rising Star, 2023
Qualifications
- LLB, BA – University of Auckland
- Litigation Skills Programme – NZ Law Society
- Admitted in New Zealand – 2017
- Admitted to the Supreme Court of Samoa – 2023
Work highlights
- Acted for liquidators of a construction company in relation to a director's duty claim.
- Acted for various high net worth businessmen in relation to the imposition of sanctions in New Zealand and abroad.
- Acted for liquidators of a finance company in respect of a seminal case on voidable transactions that was determined by the Supreme Court: Robt Jones Holdings Ltd v McCullagh [2019] 1 NZLR 641.
- Acted for a trustee in a dispute about ownership of trust assets.
- Acted for a large development company in relation to a contractual dispute with a financier.
- Acted for a large multi-national FMCG company in relation to a cross-border dispute with a licensee.
- Acted for one of New Zealand's largest wine-making companies in respect of a lease dispute.
- Advised Directors in relation to compliance with their duties, particularly in the insolvency context.
- Advised the executor of a high net worth estate in a contentious administration.
- Advised a financial service provider in relation to a complaint made by a customer under an external dispute resolution scheme.
