Tim Bremner Email & Phone Number

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

I represent government and private clients on matters in a range of courts, tribunals and inquiries.I also regularly advise private clients on engagement with government, and government clients in relation to their decision-making, statutory obligations and public policy.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

I was seconded as a Legal Advisor to Defence Legal Services at NZDF Headquarters. My role included assisting on matters before the Coroner, Ombudsman, Courts Martial, and the Veteran's Entitlement Appeal Board. I also provided advice in respect of NZDF policy, and on responses to OIA and Privacy Act requests.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

I was Judge's Clerk to Chief District Court Judges Doogue and Taumaunu. My role included:• providing research support to the Chief Judge on legal and policy issues;• assisting with the preparation of criminal judgments and sentencings; and• supporting the District Court bench through delivery of seminars and explanatory memoranda on significant new cases and legislation affecting the District Court's work.

Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

I was a research assistant to Professors Philip Joseph KC and Karen Scott. In this role, I undertook research on:• the law of legitimate expectation, informing Professor Joseph's chapter on the "Law of Legitimate Expectation in New Zealand" in M Groves and G Weeks (eds) Legitimate Expectations in the Common Law World (Hart Publishing, 2017);• developments in New Zealand's administrative law cases between 2013 and 2016 for Professor Joseph, to assist with his revised 5th edition of "Joseph on Constitutional and Administrative Law"; and• compliance mechanisms of Regional Fisheries Management Organisations for Professor Scott for a conference paper on international law.