Anna practices in the area of commercial litigation and has appeared as Counsel in the District Court, High Court and the Court of Appeal, having successes in all Courts.
Anna has a special interest in corporate, insolvency and relationship property law. Anna advises and appears as Counsel for liquidators, receivers, company directors, shareholders, creditors, debtors and ex-spouses on a range of issues, including:
Anna has contributed to the Insolvency Precedents and Practical Commentaries for Thomson Reuters (Westlaw), co-authored articles for various publishers, including Law Talk, co-authored a printed book on Directors’ Risks, and two electronic books on Insolvency Law and Business Hibernation issued by Norling Law. Anna has also assisted the director of Norling Law, Brent, who co-authors Heath and Whale on Insolvency for LexisNexis (the leading insolvency text in New Zealand), with the provision of updates to the book.
Anna also writes regular articles for Norling Law. You can view these at our Publications. Anna has a Bachelor of Law and is also in the process of completing her Bachelor of Business (Majoring in Accounting).
In 2021, Anna was named a Rising Star by NZ Lawyer. In the same year, Anna was awarded Excellence by the New Zealand Law Awards in Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year category.
In addition to English, Anna is fluent in Russian.
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Below are a selection of cases where Anna has acted as Counsel in Court. This is not a full selection of cases and it should be noted that many cases do not reach a full trial or hearing. Rather, they settle. Those cases will not reflect in the below table.
90 Nine Ltd v Luxury Rentals NZ Ltd [2019] NZCA 424
Successful appeal of High Court’s decision dismissing an application for a liquidation of a company on discretionary grounds.
Alpine South Fishing Ltd (in liq) v Kim [2021] NZHC 319
Successfully obtained orders for security for costs against the plaintiff.
Sak Hospitality Ltd v Joshi [2019] NZHC 2443
Defended an application for temporary stay of enforcement (sale of house of the judgment debtor). Stay of enforcement was granted, however, subject to various conditions.
Alpine South Fishing Ltd (in rec) v Kim [2018] NZHC 2579
Successfully defending an application for an interim injunction preventing receivers taking further steps in relation to company assets.
Ranolf Company Limited (in Liq) v Bhana [2017] NZHC 1183
Successfully obtaining declaratory orders in favour of liquidator trustees and obtaining orders for sale of trust property to pay liquidators and creditors.
Grant v Bhana [2016] NZHC 2755
Successfully obtaining orders that respondents be penalised for contempt of Court for failing to comply with Court orders.
Grant v Bhana [2016] NZHC 2352
Successfully obtaining orders that respondents are in contempt of Court for failing to comply with Court orders.
Schuler v Independent Livestock Agents Limited (in Liq) [2016] NZHC 1680
Successfully defending appeal to strike out proceedings.
CHK Hospitality Ltd (in Liq) v Grewal [2016] NZHC 1143
Successfully striking out statement of defence.
Debt Buyers Ltd v Adamson [2016] NZHC 932
Successfully establishing that the contract was validly assigned to the plaintiff and that the plaintiff’s cause of action was not statute barred.
Andrews v Grant [2015] NZHC 2934
Successfully resisting a setting aside of judgment obtained and successfully interpreting an infrequently used provision of the High Court Rules.
NZNet Internet Services Limited (in Liquidation) v Engini Limited [2015] NZHC 2713
Successful application appointing the same liquidators of the creditor company as interim liquidators of the debtor company. Interim liquidation order made on an urgent basis, 1 working day after filing application.
Grant v Bhana [2015] NZHC 2596
Successful application obtaining orders that persons are in contempt of court and obtaining an order for arrest.
Grant v Guo [2015] NZHC 2480
Successfully obtaining orders against director in breach of her duties to pay all debts of the company and costs and fees of liquidator.
Debt Buyers Ltd v Hancox [2015] NZHC 2484
Successfully establishing that there was a valid acceleration of loan and that the plaintiff’s cause of action was not statute barred.
Grant v Lotus Gardens Limited (in Liquidation) [2015] NZHC 2345
Successful application replacing liquidator to appoint liquidator elected by creditor.
Grant v Brown [2015] NZHC 1846
Successfully obtaining orders against director in breach of his duties to pay all debts of the company and costs and fees of liquidator.
Grant v McKenzie [2015] NZHC 1958
Testing voidable transaction regime in regard to suspicion of knowledge of insolvency.
Grant v BB2 Holdings Ltd [2014] NZHC 2504
Testing voidable transaction regime in regard to payments made to secured creditor.
Inland Revenue Department v Barikov [2018] NZDC 12633
Successfully reducing sentence sought by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue in relation to an offence of aiding and abetting a company to knowingly apply or permit the application of tax for purposes other than payment to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue.
Ranolf Company Limited (in Liq) v Bhana [2017] NZHC 1183
Successfully obtaining declaratory orders in favour of liquidator trustees and obtaining orders for sale of trust property to pay liquidators and creditors.
Grant v Bhana [2016] NZHC 2755
Successfully obtaining orders that respondents be penalised for contempt of Court for failing to comply with Court orders.
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