Qualifications
LLB (Hons), University of Otago
Admitted
2006, New Zealand
Tim specialises in corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on technology projects, outsourcing, intellectual property, procurement, privacy and data protection, and consumer law.
He has particular experience advising on large-scale technology procurements, strategic outsourcing arrangements and complex commercial contracts for critical infrastructure and essential service providers.
Tim is recognised as a Leading Lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific and a Leading Partner by Legal 500 Asia Pacific.
Recent highlights
- Advising Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora on major technology procurements, including its Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP solution, its software licensing arrangements with Orion Health, a nationwide identity-management solution, and appointment of a Digital Infrastructure Delivery Partner for the New Dunedin Hospital Project.
- Advising Kiwibank on procurement and contracting for its new core banking system, strategic partnering arrangements with IT systems integrators, and a wide range of financial services partnership, supply and distribution contracts enabling Kiwibank’s credit cards, insurance and home loan offerings.
- Advising Transpower on contracts for replacement of its HVDC Control and Protection Systems as a critical part of its $1.1b Cook Strait HVDC cable replacement project, and also on re-tendering and negotiating long-term services contracts with the major providers of maintenance and upgrade work on the national grid.
- Advising Powerco on major technology and services procurements, including procurement of its SAP RISE Cloud ERP solution, and re-tendering and negotiation of long-term field services and maintenance contracts across its electricity and gas networks.
- Advising Xero on procurement of the back-end software platform managing subscriptions and billing for all of its customers worldwide.
- Advising Parliamentary Service on a wide range of technology procurements, including long-term contracts for its primary outsourced ICT service provider.
- Advising Maritime New Zealand on major “safety of life at sea” procurements, including outsourced maintenance and operations for the nationwide Maritime Radio Service, and the construction and maintenance of a ground station forming part of the global MEOSAR satellite network, which monitors and relays signals from emergency distress beacons.
