Cuncannon launched her eponymous plaintiff litigation firm in 2024 after a decade as Meredith Connell partner, betting New Zealand was ready for American-style class action specialists. The move shows the evolution of the plaintiff bar, litigation funding and class actions as a growth market.
The firm establishment gamble paid off with Chambers ranking her in the highly and with the firm hiting the ground running with the CBL shareholder class action and aggressive opposition to the government’s CCCFA Amendment Bill—appearing before select committee to argue against retrospective legislation gutting banking class actions.
As Senior Crown Prosecutor and Cartel Prosecutors Panel member, she maintains prosecution credentials while building plaintiff practice. Co-author of Mahoney on Evidence (2nd edition, Thomson Reuters, 2024) and former Victoria University contract law lecturer, Cuncannon combines academic rigor with courtroom effectiveness.
Her founding partners, Liesle Theron and Kate Muirhead, both Meredith Connell alumni, signal serious intent.
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