Jenny Cooper

She regularly advises clients in investigations by the Commerce Commission and Securities Commission and has acted on a range of commercial disputes.

Jenny's significant cases have included the Tranz Rail insider trading proceedings, in which she acted for Midavia Rail Investments and David Richwhite, and Woolworths' appeal from the Commerce Commission's decision to decline clearance for it to acquire The Warehouse, in which she acted for Woolworths.

Jenny is currently acting on a range of litigation matters including acting for receivers in relation to failed property developments and acting for a mortgage lender in proceedings by the Commerce Commission under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act.

Jenny also advises and acts on a range of other matters, including shareholder and joint venture disputes, breach of contract, and insolvency issues.

Before joining Bell Gully, Jenny was a diplomat in the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, where she worked with international legal institutions including the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice.

She spent three years as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where she completed Masters degrees in International Relations and Law.