Junior Barristers

Barrister employed

fred@mataichambers.com
+64 27 628 2417

Fred works with Gowan Duff, assisting with his criminal practice in the District Court and High Court. He holds legal aid approval at PAL 1 level. Fred graduated from the University of Auckland in 2024 with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Criminology) and was admitted in 2024. As a fluent Korean speaker, he provides direct representation to Korean-speaking clients without interpretation barriers. Fred is known for thorough preparation and achieving favorable outcomes including home detention, discharge without conviction, and successful bail applications.

Instructions: available for private instructions and legal aid PAL 1.

Barrister employed

leo@mataichambers.com
+64 27 227 4065

Leo works with Quentin Duff, assisting with his criminal practice in the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. He is currently a supervised provider. Leo graduated from the University of Auckland in 2025 with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (Criminology and Politics) and was admitted in 2025. His honours dissertation examined self-defence in an international law context. Leo is a determined advocate known for strong legal research and focus.

Barrister employed

guneesh@mataichambers.com
+64 22 692 1190

Guneesh works with Quentin Duff, assisting with his criminal practice in the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. He holds legal aid approval at PAL 2 level. Guneesh graduated from the University of Auckland in 2023 with a Bachelor of Laws and was admitted in 2024. He is a strong advocate who recently secured a jury trial acquittal in the District Court on charges of sexual violation.

Instructions: available for private instructions and legal aid PAL 1-2.

Barrister employed

cate@mataichambers.com
+64 21 186 3725

Cate works with Quentin Duff, assisting with his criminal practice in the District Court and High Court. She is currently a supervised provider. Cate graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Laws in 2025 and was admitted in 2026. Before joining chambers she worked as a law clerk at a boutique Auckland firm, and during her studies volunteered with the Wellington Community Justice Project, an initiative that delivers rights-education sessions to young people across the wider Wellington region. Cate is a determined, strategic, and passionate advocate with a particular interest in access to justice and rehabilitative outcomes.

Law clerk

anna@mataichambers.com
+64 21 0814 1826

Anna assists Quentin Duff in his criminal practice in the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. She graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 2025 with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies, and holds a New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo (Rumaki) Level 5 from Te Wānanga Ihorangi. Anna received an award from the New Zealand Council of Civil Liberties for a research essay on incarcerated peoples’ rights to dignity and privacy. Her honours dissertation developed a framework of 'constitutional disobedience' in the context of breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Anna holds intermediate fluency in te reo Māori and is committed to seeing Te Tiriti o Waitangi honoured in public life in Aotearoa. She will take up a clerkship at the High Court after being admitted in late 2026. Anna is innovative, diligent, and resolute in her approach, and has a strong passion for restorative outcomes.

Barrister employed

young@mataichambers.com
+64 21 286 9866

Young works with Quentin Duff and Wiremu Rhodes, assisting with their criminal practice in the District Court and High Court. He is currently a supervised provider. Young graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Laws in 2023 and was admitted in 2024. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Information Systems) from the University of Auckland (2008) and built a successful career in business before turning to the law. As a fluent Mandarin speaker, Young provides direct representation to Chinese-speaking clients without interpretation barriers. He is an analytical, diligent, and client-focused advocate.

Instructions: available for private instructions and supervised legal aid matters.