Elizabeth specialises in criminal law. A graduate of Otago University she was admitted to the bar in 1998 and has appeared in all courts within NZ jurisdiction including the Privy Council and the Supreme Court. Elizabeth is known for her tenacity and unfailing commitment to her clients. She has successfully defended clients charged with every manner of criminal charge - from murder, terrorism, sexual violence, aggravated robbery, fraud.
Elizabeth has acted as intervenor in the Court of Appeal in Zhang (methamphetamine sentencing) and on guilty plea discounts in sentencing (April 2020).
Elizabeth is the co-founder of the Defence Lawyers Association - Te Matakahi and is a contributing author to a leading criminal law text. She is a faculty member of the Litigation Skills programme and an active committee member for the NZ Law Society and the Wellington District Law Society. Elizabeth was the sole prosecutor for Wellington for the SPCA from 2010 until 2018. In 2012 Elizabeth was the recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medallion to recognise her volunteer work.
To contact Elizabeth:
Pipitea Chambers,
202 Thorndon Quay, Wellington 6011
PO Box 2557, Wellington 6140
Phone: +64 4 939 9039
Mobile: (021) 89 11 99
Email: elizabeth@elizabethhall.co.nz
www.pipiteachambers.co.nz
Elizabeth has acted as intervenor in the Court of Appeal in Zhang (methamphetamine sentencing) and on guilty plea discounts in sentencing (April 2020).
Elizabeth is the co-founder of the Defence Lawyers Association - Te Matakahi and is a contributing author to a leading criminal law text. She is a faculty member of the Litigation Skills programme and an active committee member for the NZ Law Society and the Wellington District Law Society. Elizabeth was the sole prosecutor for Wellington for the SPCA from 2010 until 2018. In 2012 Elizabeth was the recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medallion to recognise her volunteer work.
To contact Elizabeth:
Pipitea Chambers,
202 Thorndon Quay, Wellington 6011
PO Box 2557, Wellington 6140
Phone: +64 4 939 9039
Mobile: (021) 89 11 99
Email: elizabeth@elizabethhall.co.nz
www.pipiteachambers.co.nz