PCB Byrne

Fraud and Commercial Litigation

Catherine was promoted to Partner in 2023. She has extensive experience in large scale fraud cases and asset recovery and is an up-and-coming leader in the area. Catherine has been involved in a number of the firm’s largest and most high-profile cases, and acts for a range of clients from around the world, including high-net-worth individuals, banks and sovereign states. She has a breath of experience in both obtaining and resisting urgent injunctive relief, as well managing significant cases through to trial and enforcement. Catherine joined PCB Litigation (as it then was) in November 2017 after working in the litigation team of a large UK bank, advising on banking and general commercial issues. Prior to that Catherine was a civil litigator and Crown prosecutor for the Office of the Crown Solicitor, Auckland. She also has experience in regulatory prosecution and has conducted jury trials and other criminal hearings.

Catherine was admitted to the bar in New Zealand in 2013 and is enrolled as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. She has acted and appeared as both junior and sole counsel in the New Zealand District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Politics from the University of Otago, and spent a semester studying at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland.

Bell Gully, Auckland, New Zealand – 2013 – 2015 Meredith Connell, Auckland, New Zealand – 2015 – 2016 Royal Bank of Scotland, London – 2017 [PCB from November 2017]

English

New Zealand Law Society

LL.B., B.A. (University of Otago)