Liam Dalton

Solicitor

Sydney, Australia

Liam is a Solicitor in the Class Actions team, based in our Sydney office.

Liam comes to HSF Kramer from New Zealand, where he worked as a prosecutor and litigator, with experience in trial and appellate advocacy on behalf of the Crown and government clients in criminal and regulatory matters.

Experience & capabilities

Selected matters

junior counsel for WorkSafe New Zealand in a health and safety prosecution of 13 defendants relating to events arising from the Whakaari | White Island eruption*
lead counsel for the Ministry for Primary Industries in its prosecution of the New Zealand Sugar Company relating to a nationwide recall of sugar products contaminated with lead*
sole prosecutor in a three-week jury trial in the Auckland District Court of two defendants for offending relating to a 25-year-long identity fraud*
represented the Crown in the New Zealand Court of Appeal in the leading decision concerning the penalties for manufacturing 3D printed firearms*

* Experience gained prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Sectors

Consumer

Services

Class actions and collective litigation

Litigation and dispute resolution

Background

Liam joined HSF Kramer on 27 January 2026.

Liam holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology) from the University of Auckland.