Katie Hogan

Katie is a leading criminal trial lawyer with particular expertise in the Criminal Proceeds regime. She has conducted numerous high profile jury trials including for homicide, class A controlled drugs and complex fraud.  She also routinely appears in the Senior Courts on a variety of crime-related civil cases.

Katie has more than 19 years’ trial experience.  Her seniority is recognised by national legal bodies regularly asking her to present on matters of statute, evidence, procedure and advocacy.  She is faculty on the NZLS Litigation Skills Programme as well as appointed to serve on a number of government prosecution panels (including Serious Fraud Office, Commerce Commission, WorkSafe and Auckland Council).   

Experience

Criminal: Katie has conducted trials involving charges of murder, manslaughter, sexual violation, class A drug dealing, money laundering, fraud and other significant financial crimes, organised criminal groups and all manner of less serious charges.  Relatedly, she conducts appeals, name suppression applications, bail applications, sentencings and applications for discharges without conviction.  

Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act: Criminal Proceeds is an area of particular expertise for Katie. She has conducted many asset and profit forfeiture applications, including opposed hearings, appellate work and negotiating significant settlements. Katie is extremely well versed on the Criminal Proceeds regime and live issues under it.  Since joining the bar Katie has been regularly engaged to give seminars in this area.

Regulatory: Katie conducts and advises on regulatory prosecutions, including under the Health and Safety at Work Act, Customs and Excise Act and Fisheries legislation. Katie conducts pecuniary penalty proceedings, including under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 and Commerce Act 1986.

Other: In addition to the specialised civil litigation referred to above, Katie also advises and represents clients in extradition proceedings, work/study-related investigations, tortious claims and judicial reviews.

About

Katie has a BA/LLB(Hons) from Otago University.  She began her career working in the litigation team at one of New Zealand’s leading commercial law firms, before moving to criminal law.  After more than a decade as a senior criminal prosecutor at Meredith Connell and Kayes Fletcher Walker, and a short stint acting as legal consultant to the Samoan Attorney-General, in 2018 Katie joined the Independent Bar and became a member of City Chambers.

Katie is focused, efficient and prides herself on clear communication.  She is quick to distil difficult legal concepts and arguments.  She forms comfortable professional connections with clients from all walks of life. 

Katie is an approved criminal legal aid lawyer (all levels) and civil legal aid lawyer. 

Katie is a member of the Criminal Bar Association, New Zealand Bar Association, South Auckland Bar Association and Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association. She serves on the NZ Bar Association Criminal Committee.

Recent publications/seminars

NZLS CLE 13th Criminal Law Symposium: Options for Successful Defendants, 8.11.24

Legalwise Criminal Law In Focus Over Lunch Webinar: Proceeds of Crime in Focus, 30.8.24 (chair)

NZBA Webinar: Judicial directions to a jury – including the new ‘misconceptions’ directions, 3.7.24

NZLS CLE Webinar: Criminal Proceeds Investigations, 18.10.23

NZBA Webinar: Ongoing Developments with the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009, 9.5.23

NZLS CLE Regulatory Investigations Forum: A Defence Perspective, 8.3.23

NZLS CLE 12th Criminal Law Symposium: Criminal Proceeds Update, 4.11.22

ADLS Seminar: Criminal Proceeds – refresher and live issues, March 2021

Serious Fraud Office: The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 and money laundering – recent developments, March 2021

Legalwise Criminal Law Conference: The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 and money laundering – recent developments, March 2021

NZBA podcast: The state of play under AML/CFT Act and a novel Crown approach to predicate money laundering offending – R v Hakaraia (Lang J), November 2020

Legalwise Evidence for Criminal Lawyers Intensive: Challenging the Legality of Search Powers in Drug Trials, September 2019

NZLS Criminal Law Intensive Update: Developments in procedure – appeals, disclosure, representative charges, August 2019

Legalwise Criminal Law Conference:  Criminal Proceeds overview, March 2017