Kristin Wilson

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Kristin specialises in media and consumer law with expertise in advertising, privacy and intellectual property.

Kristin is an experienced litigator with particular expertise in advertising, food law, privacy (including cyber security), media law and intellectual property. She prides herself on providing pragmatic, commercial and timely advice to clients.

She regularly provides legal advice to clients as to how to best comply with the Fair Trading Act, Gambling Act, Privacy Act and Advertising Standards Authority codes. She is experienced in vetting advertisements and promotions, drafting terms and conditions, and responding to Advertising Standards Authority complaints.

She advises on a wide range of food law issues, including marketing, export and import requirements, and regulatory compliance including advising on the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Code, the Food Act, the Wine Act and related regulations and industry codes. She regularly assists clients with product formulation and labelling queries, advertising and marketing considerations and contractual issues including licensing and complex distribution agreements.

She has represented media interests in the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal, and regularly provides advice and representation regarding name suppression and media access to the courts.

Kristin is also very experienced in advising national and international clients on privacy law and data protection issues.

In addition, Kristin provides general advice on commercial and contractual disputes and litigation with successful outcomes for her clients.

Work highlights

Defamation and media vetting
Regularly vetting New Zealand Herald and Herald On Sunday stories prior to publication and assisting in defamation claims against these and other media publications.

Food and beverage advice
Advising on food and beverage packaging and labelling issues, including compliance with the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Code, the Food Act and other regulations and industry codes, and risk assessment of competing packaging designs.

Cyber security advice
Regularly advises clients on cyber security issues, including advising:

a multinational media company about its privacy and cyber security practices, including assisting to manage data security incidents and corresponding with official agencies to mitigate any fallout.
a multinational provider of health-care equipment regarding a privacy breach that resulted from extraneous data being collected by the equipment without the knowledge of the client and potentially being improperly disclosed.
a Dutch-based multi-national client to whom we provided comprehensive cyber security advice in relation to their global implementation of an integrated cyber-security plan, including a thorough review of cyber security laws and practices in New Zealand.

Intellectual property advice

Advises Frucor Beverages and other fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, on the intellectual property aspects of licensing, distribution and sponsorship agreements, as well as contentious intellectual property disputes.

Privacy and data protection advice
Advising clients on compliance with New Zealand’s privacy and data protection laws, including assisting clients to establish privacy protocols and manage breaches of the Privacy Act.

Media entities
Regularly appears for the media on name suppression and other access to Court issues relating to preserving the public interest in open reporting of matters before the judiciary.

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