Belle Archibald
Solicitor
Belle is a solicitor in the Crown Specialist team. Before joining Meredith Connell in 2020, Belle was employed as a criminal defence barrister working for two barristers. In this role, Belle appeared on a range of criminal matters and appeals in the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. Belle also has experience in parole matters.
- Appeared as junior counsel in Butler v R [2019] NZCA 65 – successful sentence appeal. Presented the primary ground of appeal.
- Appeared as junior counsel and drafted appellant submissions in Hoeflich v Police [2018] NZHC 1999 – successful appeal against conviction.
- Appeared as junior counsel in numerous jury trials, primarily trials involving alleged sexual offending.
LLB(Hons), Auckland University of Technology
