Annabel Cresswell and Sumudu Thode discuss the appeal process in Aotearoa New Zealand with Nick Chisnall KC.
Nick specialises in criminal appellate litigation. He has appeared on many of New Zealand’s leading and reported cases in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He joined the independent bar in 2017. Before that, he was the Public Defence Service’s General Counsel and oversaw its appellate practice. Prior to joining the PDS, Nick was Crown Counsel at the Crown Law Office. Nick took silk in 2022.