John Anthony Faire

Past examiner for the New Zealand Society of Accountants in Commercial Law On graduation employed at Wilson Henry Sinclair Martin, Auckland

1971 to 1996 Stace Hammond Grace and Partners: admitted to partnership 1972

1996 to 2013 Master (now Associate Judge) of the High Court at Auckland

2013 - Justice of the High Court at Auckland

Speaking Engagements

Co-presenter at following New Zealand Law Society seminars

• Caseflow Management
• Company Liquidation Litigation
• High Court Amendment Rules Review
• Civil Interlocutoris in Case Management – Judicial and Practitioner Perspectives
• Judicial Settlement Conferences: A 360o Perspective 2008
• Effective use of Interlocutories and using Case Management Rules to best effect

Author

• New Zealand Commentary - Interpleader Halsbury’s Laws of England

Co-author

• Sim Court Practice
• Arbitration in the America’s Cup: The XXX1 America’s Cup Arbitration and its decisions – The Hague London: Kluwer Law International, C2003
• Civil Interlocutories in Case Management: Judicial and Practitioner Perspectives 2006, New Zealand Law Society
• Effective use of Interlocutories and using Case Management Rules to best effect, New Zealand Law Society
• Judicial Settlement Conference: A 360o Perspective, New Zealand Law Society

Awards and Recognition

• Winner of 15 New Zealand Yachting Championships
• Member NZ America’s Cup Teams for Perth and San Diego Challenges
• NZ Representative in 12 foot skiff yacht racing teams

Memberships

• Past member Sacred Heart College Hamilton Board of Governors
• Past Chairman Hamilton District Legal Aid Committee
• Past member of the Hamilton District Law Society Court Practice Committee
• Past member Seminar and Library Committee of Hamilton District Law Society
• Past Deputy-Chairman of the Hamilton Law Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.
• Past member of NZ Law Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
• Hamilton District Law Society liaison member to their Honours of the High Court and District Court for Civil Proceedings
• Past President NZ Yachting Federation Inc
• Past member NZ Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
• Life Member NZ Yachting Federation Inc and Hamilton Yacht Club
• Formerly NZ representative on International Yacht Racing Union
• Past Member International Yacht Racing Review Board
• Past representative for NZ and Australia on Policy Committee of IYRU
• Member of America’s Cup Arbitration Panel, 2000 and 2003