Brian Henry

Who is Brian Henry?

Brian Phillip Henry is a well-known New Zealand barrister and an industrialist heir of the Henry Family.

He was born in the New Zealand milling town of Tokoroa, where his father Jack Henry was the Resident Director at New Zealand Forest Products Kinleith Mill.

In 1973, he graduated with an LLB from the University of Canterbury and was admitted to the bar of the High Court of Auckland in 1975. He joined the law firm of Wilson Henry that had been established by his uncle, the Hon. Sir Trevor Henry and was the last member of the family to be a senior partner.

In 1986, he left the firm and commenced practice as a Barrister Sole based in Auckland and has been involved in a number of very high profile and controversial cases including the Equiticorp trials where he represented a Director of the failed 1980s conglomerate and the Winebox Inquiry and subsequent judicial review. He was also involved in well-publicised controversy regarding the New Zealand First political party donations saga during the 2008 National Elections in New Zealand.

A substantial part of his practice revolves around political work and he has represented a number of prominent New Zealand politicians from all sides of the political spectrum including Winston Peters, Wyatt Creech and Tuariki Delamere.