Counsel · Junior barrister
Hyungyu (Fred) Choi
Outcome-driven, and thoroughly prepared.
In brief
Fred works with Gowan Duff on his criminal practice in the District Court and High Court.
He graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Criminology, and was admitted in 2024. He is known for thorough preparation, and his results include home detention, discharges without conviction, and successful bail applications.
Time at the bar
- Education
- LLB, BA (Psychology and Criminology), University of Auckland
- Admitted
- 2024
- Instructing
- Privately, through solicitors or directly
- Legal aid
- PAL 1
- Works with
- Gowan Duff
Selected cases
- Home detention for precursor offendingSentenced almost twenty years after the verdict. Eight months' home detention. With G Duff.R v McJarrow [2026] NZDC 12883District Court, 11 June 2026
- Home detention for methamphetamine supplySupply, offer to supply, and possession for supply, with a firearm. Eleven months' home detention, after credit for time on EM bail.R v TDistrict Court, 8 June 2026
- A discharge without conviction for assaultA group assault and a previous conviction, with a drainlaying career at risk. For G Duff.R v BDistrict Court, 20 October 2025
- Home detention for arson$110,000 damage to commercial premises. With G Duff.R v TDistrict Court, 3 October 2025
- Home detention for importing methamphetamine508 grams, possession for supply, and a firearms charge. Eleven months' home detention. With G Duff.R v TDistrict Court, 24 March 2025
- Drive-by shooting charges withdrawnThe jury was unable to agree, and the prosecution withdrew all charges rather than retry. With G Duff.R v TDistrict Court, 2024
