Profile
David specialises in commercial litigation. He has almost 20 years' experience in litigation and dispute resolution in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He has particular expertise in resolving banking and finance, insolvency, insurance, construction, property, professional negligence and a wide range of contractual disputes.
The most recent contractual disputes that David has acted on include defective goods claims, shareholder disputes, claims arising from mergers and acquisitions and claims under construction contracts, management contracts, agency contracts, IT contracts, and sale and purchase contracts.
He is an experienced advocate, having appeared as counsel in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court in substantive proceedings and applications for urgent relief. He is also experienced in a broad range of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration and expert determination.
David advises and acts for a number of clients across a range of sectors, including financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, public bodies, insurers, developers, contractors, manufacturers, vendors and purchasers. David is also admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
"David Broadmore is the calm and safe pair of hands that I know I can trust. He is very clear and considered in his support and a trusted adviser."
Legal 500, 2023
"Nothing is too much trouble, and things are just super easy. He's very, very quick and responsive to our needs."
Chambers and partners, 2023
"David Broadmore is a very safe pair of hands. He leaves no stone unturned. His advice is thorough and clear and his quick response times and ability to build a good rapport with clients make him a pleasure to work with. No swagger here, just excellent legal advice."
Legal 500, 2021
- Chambers and partners: Band 4
- Legal 500: Next Generation Partner
- Benchmark Litigation: Litigation Star
Experience
Work highlights
Acting for New Zealand Steel
in defence of a claim seeking an injunction requiring New Zealand Steel (and other New Zealand emitters of greenhouse gases) to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (Smith v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [2020] NZHC 419; Smith v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [2021] NZCA 552)
Acting as lead counsel for New Zealand Industrial Park
to successfully appeal a High Court decision and reinstate two restrictive covenants. The covenants restricted Synlait Milk from developing its NZ$280m infant formula manufacturing plant (New Zealand Industrial Park Ltd v Stonehill Trustee Ltd [2019] NZCA 147), subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court in Synlait Milk Ltd v New Zealand Industrial Park Ltd [2020] 1 NZLR 657, and settled)
Acting for a product supplier
in defence of a claim arising from the supply of pressure equipment that is alleged to have been defective
Defending claims against a range of construction professionals
including architects, engineers and sub-contractors
Acting for Sky Network Television
in proceedings arising out of the Commerce Commission's decision on an application for clearance of the proposed merger with Vodafone under s 66 of the Commerce Act 1986, including opposing an application by Spark for interim relief (Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd v Commerce Commission [2017] NZHC 238)
Acting for various banks and other financial institutions
to successfully oppose injunction applications, defend substantive claims, and enforce loan and guarantee obligations (for example: Lu v Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (NZ) Ltd [2020] NZHC 402; Bank of New Zealand v Sampson [2015] NZHC 2768; Fortes v Bank of New Zealand [2014] NZCA 346; ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd v Calvert (2013) 14 NZCPR 361 and [2013] NZHC 3169)