Profile

Jamie draws on his extensive advocacy experience in his work at LangtonHudson across a wide range of employment law matters, from day-to-day workplace issues to the employment aspects of commercial transactions.

Before joining LangtonHudson, Jamie worked as a criminal barrister and regularly appeared in the District Court and High Court in trials, appeals and other substantive hearings. He also assisted as junior counsel on appeals in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. More recently, Jamie worked for an employment barrister, predominantly on contentious employment matters.

Credentials

Victoria University of Wellington, LLB/BA (2023)
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
New Zealand Law Society Member

Associate, LangtonHudson Lawyers, September 2026 – present
Staff Barrister, Catherine Stewart Barrister May 2026 – September 2026
Employed Barrister, Matai Chambers, 2023 – 2026

Work Highlights

  • Acted as junior counsel in a multi-defendant High Court jury trial arising from a significant transnational organised crime prosecution.*
  • Assisted on a Supreme Court appeal arising from the Red Fox Tavern murder, resulting in the convictions being quashed and judgments of acquittal being entered in one of New Zealand’s longest-running cold case investigations.*
  • Assisted on Court of Appeal proceedings concerning the admissibility of encrypted communications obtained through an international law enforcement operation involving the FBI and New Zealand Police.*
  • *Denotes work prior to joining LangtonHudson

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