Dentons New Zealand

Dispute Resolution, Competition Law, Public Law, Privacy and Cybersecurity

Partner

Hayden leads the Wellington litigation team, specialising in public, regulatory and commercial litigation. He plays a key role in the firm’s relationships with government agencies.

Hayden works across the range of public law disciplines including core administrative public law issues, advice on legislative obligations, and judicial review in the public sector. He helps both public and private sector clients to manage a wide range of public law issues, including managing and reviewing risk, advising on privacy and information law, human rights obligations and regulatory issues.

Hayden is recognised as a leading litigator and a skilled mediator, and boasts extensive experience dealing with complex commercial and public law disputes.

Hayden and his team provide crisis management support and advice in relation to government or regulatory investigations, inquiries or prosecutions.

English

The former vice-chair of the Resolution Institute, the leading membership organisation for dispute resolution in Australasia.

Hayden was a member of the Council of the Wellington District Law Society until 2008 and was a Convenor of a Lawyers Standard Committee for nine years.

Hayden is accredited as a mediator by the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand and by the Resolution Institute.

Member of the Medico-Legal Society.

Member of the Mediation Panel.

Member of the Franchise Association of NZ Mediation Panel.

Member of the New Zealand Dispute Resolution Centre.

Master of Laws, Victoria University of Wellington (2008) Bachelor of Arts, (Political Science), Victoria University of Wellington (2000) Bachelor of Laws, Victoria University of Wellington (2000) Admission date: May 2000