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We have previously identified Davey Salmon as one of the up-and-coming heavy hitting barristers and his high profile rise has cemented his role in the Power List, particularly given his popularity with major clients and the Bench.
Destined to be Silk this year, he served his time as litigation partner at Lee Salmon Long before involving himself in a variety of cases at the Bar, most recently including the new class action aims to ensure around 3,000 homeowners who were short-changed by Southern Response in the settlement of their claims before 1 October 2014, the America’s Cup event ‘leak’ issue, the Sir Robert Jones defamation case, the charges involving allegedly improper political donations involving the New Zealand First Foundation and more.
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